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Reproductive surgery in infertile women

Salih TaşkinDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ankara University School of Medicine, Cebeci, Ankara, Turkey
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Egemen TolunayDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ankara University School of Medicine, Cebeci, Ankara, Turkey
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Murat SönmezerCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 443-455 | Published online: 10 Jan 2014

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