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Editorial
. 2006 Jul 22;333(7560):158-9.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7560.158.

Vaginal speculum examinations without stirrups

Wendy Brooks Barr
Editorial

Vaginal speculum examinations without stirrups

Wendy Brooks Barr. BMJ. .
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