Acceptability of a self-sampling technique to collect vaginal smears for gram stain diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis.

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Published in Womens Health Issues on March 05, 2004

Authors

Elizabeth R Boskey1, Shelly A Atherly-Trim, Patricia J O'Campo, Donna M Strobino, Dawn P Misra, P Misra

Author Affiliations

1: SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Box 43, 450 Clarkson Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA. elizabeth.boskey@downstate.edu

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