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Partner management for sexually transmissible infections: better options and guidelines please

Marcus Y. Chen A B C and Jade Bilardi A
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A Melbourne School of Population Health, University of Melbourne, Carlton, Vic. 3053, Australia.

B Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, 580 Swanston Street, Carlton, Vic. 3053, Australia.

C Corresponding author. Email: mchen@mshc.org.au

Sexual Health 8(1) 1-2 https://doi.org/10.1071/SH10048
Submitted: 16 April 2010  Accepted: 28 May 2010   Published: 24 January 2011


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