The role and effectiveness of partner notification in STD control: a review.

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Published in Genitourin Med on August 01, 1996

Authors

F M Cowan1, R French, A M Johnson

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Sexually Transmitted Diseases, University College London Medical School, Mortimer Market Centre, UK.

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