Pelvic Inflammatory Disease - References

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  1. American Academy of Pediatrics (2003). Pelvic inflammatory disease. In LK Pickering, ed., Red Book: 2003 Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases, 26th ed., pp. 468–472. Elk Grove Village, IL: American Academy of Pediatrics.

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  4. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2006). Pelvic inflammatory disease section of Sexually transmitted diseases treatment guidelines, 2006. MMWR, 55(RR-11): 56–61.

  5. Ness RB, et al. (2004). Condom use and the risk of recurrent pelvic inflammatory disease, chronic pelvic pain, or infertility following an episode of pelvic inflammatory disease. American Journal of Public Health, 94(8): 1327–1329.

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