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Association of Speculum Lubrication with Pain and Papanicolaou Test Accuracy

Dilek Uygur, Tolga Guler, Eyup Yayci, Tijen Atacag, Cem Comunoglu and Gamze Mocan Kuzey
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine November 2012, 25 (6) 798-804; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2012.06.120021
Dilek Uygur
From the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dr. Zekai Tahir Burak Women Health Research and Education Hospital, Ankara, Turkey (DU); the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (TG, TY, TA) and the Department of Pathology (CC, GMK), Near East University Medical School, Lefkosa, TRNC, Turkey.
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Tolga Guler
From the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dr. Zekai Tahir Burak Women Health Research and Education Hospital, Ankara, Turkey (DU); the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (TG, TY, TA) and the Department of Pathology (CC, GMK), Near East University Medical School, Lefkosa, TRNC, Turkey.
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Eyup Yayci
From the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dr. Zekai Tahir Burak Women Health Research and Education Hospital, Ankara, Turkey (DU); the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (TG, TY, TA) and the Department of Pathology (CC, GMK), Near East University Medical School, Lefkosa, TRNC, Turkey.
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Tijen Atacag
From the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dr. Zekai Tahir Burak Women Health Research and Education Hospital, Ankara, Turkey (DU); the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (TG, TY, TA) and the Department of Pathology (CC, GMK), Near East University Medical School, Lefkosa, TRNC, Turkey.
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Cem Comunoglu
From the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dr. Zekai Tahir Burak Women Health Research and Education Hospital, Ankara, Turkey (DU); the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (TG, TY, TA) and the Department of Pathology (CC, GMK), Near East University Medical School, Lefkosa, TRNC, Turkey.
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Gamze Mocan Kuzey
From the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dr. Zekai Tahir Burak Women Health Research and Education Hospital, Ankara, Turkey (DU); the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology (TG, TY, TA) and the Department of Pathology (CC, GMK), Near East University Medical School, Lefkosa, TRNC, Turkey.
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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Nov 2012, 25 (6) 798-804; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2012.06.120021

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The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Nov 2012, 25 (6) 798-804; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.2012.06.120021
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