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. 1996;4(3):136–142. doi: 10.1155/S1064744996000300

Clinical Consequences of Immune Responses to Chlamydia in Men

S Mazzoli 1,✉, F Meacci 1, E Cosco 1, C Poggiali 2
PMCID: PMC2364489  PMID: 18476084

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