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Suppressive antiviral therapy improves quality of life in patients with recurrent genital herpes

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Suppressive antiviral therapy improves quality of life in patients with recurrent genital herpes. Drugs Ther. Perspect 20, 23–26 (2004). https://doi.org/10.2165/00042310-200420030-00008

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