Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 19, Issue 5 , Pages 587-590 , May 1990

The prevalence of Neisseria Gonorrhoeae and Chlamydia Trachomatis in victims of sexual assault

Received 7 March 1989 ,Revised 11 December 1989 ,Accepted 18 January 1990.

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 This study was supported by the St Paul-Ramsey Medical Education and Research Foundation.

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Annals of Emergency Medicine
Volume 19, Issue 5 , Pages 587-590 , May 1990

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