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Does Gel Affect Cytology or Comfort in the Screening Papanicolaou Smear?

Meredith Gilson, Alpa Desai, Gabriella Cardoza-Favarato, Penny Vroman and Jennifer A. Thornton
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine July 2006, 19 (4) 340-344; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.19.4.340
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Meredith Gilson, Alpa Desai, Gabriella Cardoza-Favarato, Penny Vroman, Jennifer A. Thornton
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Jul 2006, 19 (4) 340-344; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.19.4.340

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Meredith Gilson, Alpa Desai, Gabriella Cardoza-Favarato, Penny Vroman, Jennifer A. Thornton
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Jul 2006, 19 (4) 340-344; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.19.4.340
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