Demographic characteristics and risk factors in Turkish patients with anogenital warts
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Risk-Factors and Awareness of HPV in Turkish people with Anogenital Warts in Bagcilar district: a Cross-Sectional Study.
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Infection and Public Health
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1876-0341
DOI: 10.1016/j.jiph.2015.12.009