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. 1993 Feb;69(1):9–17. doi: 10.1136/sti.69.1.9

Pathogenesis of pelvic inflammatory disease.

L Weström 1, P Wölner-Hanssen 1
PMCID: PMC1195002  PMID: 8444495

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