Mucopurulent cervicitis--the ignored counterpart in women of urethritis in men.

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Published in N Engl J Med on July 05, 1984

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R C Brunham, J Paavonen, C E Stevens, N Kiviat, C C Kuo, C W Critchlow, K K Holmes

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