Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
Volume 22, Issue 3 , Pages 151-155 , June 2009

Follow-up Compliance of Adolescents with Cervical Dysplasia in an Inner-city Population

  • Faunda N. Campbell, MD

      Affiliations

    • Obstetrics and Gynecology, Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown, PA, USA
    • ,
  • Eduardo Lara-Torre, MD

      Affiliations

    • Penn State College of Medicine, College of Medicine and Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, Lehigh Valley Hospital, Allentown, PA, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Eduardo Lara-Torre MD, Penn State College of Medicine, Lehigh Valley Hospital, 17th St. and Chew, PO Box 7017, Allentown, PA 18105-7017; Phone: (610) 969-4412

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 Presented at the 22nd Annual Clinical Meeting from the North American Society of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology in Newport Beach, California, April 16-18, 2009.

PII: S1083-3188(08)00274-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2008.08.003

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
Volume 22, Issue 3 , Pages 151-155 , June 2009

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