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. 2011 Mar 13;60(4):345–347. doi: 10.1007/s13224-010-0035-y

Pelvic actinomycosis associated with long term use of intrauterine contraceptive device

Nanda Shweta 1,3,, Jindal Umesh Nandini 1, Pandit Vijay Laxmi 2
PMCID: PMC3394533

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