Detecting Trichomonas vaginalis in High-Risk Women: A Tricky Situation

Mariea Snell; Mary Lee Barron; Cathy Koetting

doi:10.1016/J.NURPRA.2015.11.025

Detecting Trichomonas vaginalis in High-Risk Women: A Tricky Situation

Mariea Snell
, Mary Lee Barron
, Cathy Koetting

University of Missouri-St. Louis

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Original language	American English
Journal	The Journal for Nurse Practitioners
Volume	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/J.NURPRA.2015.11.025
State	Published - Apr 1 2016

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Medicine and Health Sciences
Obstetrics and Gynecology

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