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PMID 11949940 11949940 DOI 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2002.tb02761.x 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2002.tb02761.x
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Cramer, D. W., & Missmer, S. A. (2002). The epidemiology of endometriosis. *Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences*, *955*, 11-22; discussion 34-6, 396-406. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1749-6632.2002.tb02761.x
Cramer DW, Missmer SA. The epidemiology of endometriosis. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2002;955:11-22; discussion 34-6, 396-406. doi:10.1111/j.1749-6632.2002.tb02761.x
Cramer, D. W., and S. A. Missmer. "The epidemiology of endometriosis." *Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences*, vol. 955, 2002, pp. 11-22; discussion 34-6, 396-406.
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