Genital chlamydial infections: epidemiology and reproductive sequelae.

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Published in Am J Obstet Gynecol on June 01, 1991

Authors

W Cates1, J N Wasserheit

Author Affiliations

1: Division of STD/HIV Prevention, Centers for Disease Control, Atlanta, GA 30333.

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