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. 1999;7(4):177–179. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-0997(1999)7:4<177::AID-IDOG2>3.0.CO;2-6

Microscopy of the bacterial flora on fresh vaginal smears.

G G Donders 1
PMCID: PMC1784739  PMID: 10449264

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