With urine-based screening, do sexually active adolescent girls still need annual pelvic examinations? Yes: pelvic examination continues to play a key role
Kahn, J.A.
Western Journal of Medicine 173(5): 292
2000
ISSN/ISBN: 0093-0415
PMID: 11069848
Accession: 047977981
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