Evaluating Colposcopy with Dynamic Spectral Imaging During Routine Practice at Five Colposcopy Clinics in Wales: Clinical Performance
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عنوان ژورنال: Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0378-7346,1423-002X
DOI: 10.1159/000487319