Research ArticleOriginal Research

Interference Potential of Personal Lubricants and Vaginal Medications on ThinPrep® Pap Tests

Tim D. Feit and Debra A. Mowry
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine March 2011, 24 (2) 181-186; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2011.02.100086

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