Clinical Microbiology Newsletter
Volume 30, Issue 3 , Pages 15-21 , 1 February 2008

The Impact of Molecular Diagnostics on Women's Health

  • Melissa B. Miller, Ph.D., D(ABMM)

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationMailing Address: Melissa B. Miller, Ph.D., UNC School of Medicine, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Campus Box #7525, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7525. Tel.: 919-966-3723. Fax: 919-966-0486

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doi: 10.1016/j.clinmicnews.2008.01.004

Clinical Microbiology Newsletter
Volume 30, Issue 3 , Pages 15-21 , 1 February 2008

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