Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care

Selected References

Periodic health examination, 1996 update: 2. Screening for chlamydial infections

H. Dele Davies, MD, MSc, FRCPC; Elaine E.L. Wang, MD, MSc, FRCPC

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