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Doxycycline and azithromycin for prevention of chlamydial persistence or recurrence one month after treatment in women. A use-effectiveness study in public health settings. Sex Transm Dis (1998) 1.46
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Estimated incidence and prevalence of genital Chlamydia trachomatis infections in the United States, 1996. Sex Transm Dis (1999) 1.44
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Thoracoscopic transdiaphragmatic adrenalectomy: the initial experience. J Urol (2001) 1.33
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Divergent human papillomavirus type 16 variants are serologically cross-reactive. J Infect Dis (1995) 1.17
Risk assessment to improve targeting of HIV counseling and testing services for STD clinic patients. Sex Transm Dis (1998) 1.17
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Leaving sex work: barriers, facilitating factors and consequences for female sex workers in northern Thailand. AIDS Care (2003) 1.16
Routine hepatitis B vaccination in a clinic for sexually transmitted diseases. Am J Public Health (1995) 1.16
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