Urology
Volume 61, Issue 6 , Pages 1098-1101 , June 2003

Cytologic detection of human papillomavirus DNA in normal male urethral samples

  • Olivier Aynaud

      Affiliations

    • Institut de Recherches sur les Pathologies des Organes Génitaux, Paris, France
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Olivier Aynaud, M.D., 36 rue Desaix, Paris 7515, France
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  • Monique Ionesco

      Affiliations

    • Laboratoire Lacordaire, Paris, France
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  • Renzo Barrasso

      Affiliations

    • Hôpital Bichat, Paris, France

Received 11 June 2002 ,Accepted 24 January 2003.

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PII: S0090-4295(03)00110-9

doi: 10.1016/S0090-4295(03)00110-9

Urology
Volume 61, Issue 6 , Pages 1098-1101 , June 2003

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