Role of HPV testing in the follow-up of women treated for cervical dysplasia
β Scribed by Raffaella Ribaldone; Renzo Boldorini; Andrea Capuano; Silvia Arrigoni; Alessia Di Oto; Nicola Surico
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 158 KB
- Volume
- 282
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0003-9128
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