Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
Volume 23, Issue 5 , Pages 312-316 , October 2010

Screening for Trichomonas vaginalis in High-risk Adolescent Females with a New Transcription-mediated Nucleic Acid Amplification Test (NAAT): Associations with Ethnicity, Symptoms, and Prior and Current STIs

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PII: S1083-3188(10)00116-6

doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2010.03.004

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
Volume 23, Issue 5 , Pages 312-316 , October 2010

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