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Syndromic Approach as an Index of Prevalence of Sexually Transmitted Infections in Hills of Northern India


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1 Department of Community Medicine, Dr Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College, Kangra, Tanda, India
2 Dr. Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College Kangra, Tanda, India
     

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Pardeep Bansal
Department of Community Medicine, Dr Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College, Kangra, Tanda, India
Sunil Kumar Raina
Dr. Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College Kangra, Tanda, India
Ashok Bhardwaj
Department of Community Medicine, Dr Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College, Kangra, Tanda, India
Vishav Chander
Department of Community Medicine, Dr Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College, Kangra, Tanda, India
Narinder Mahajan
Department of Community Medicine, Dr Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College, Kangra, Tanda, India
Sushant Sharma
Department of Community Medicine, Dr Rajendra Prasad Government Medical College, Kangra, Tanda, India

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