1985
Ovulation Method Charting in Patients Taking Danazol
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- Pope Paul VI Institute for the Study of Human Reproduction, Omaha, Nebraska. ROR
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McLean, P. A., & Hilgers, T. W. (1985). Ovulation Method Charting in Patients Taking Danazol.
McLean PA, Hilgers TW. Ovulation Method Charting in Patients Taking Danazol. 1985.
McLean, P. A., and T. W. Hilgers. Ovulation Method Charting in Patients Taking Danazol. 1985.
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