Clinical Utility of Adjuvant Growth Hormone in the Treatment of Patients with Polycystic Ovaries Undergoing in Vitro Fertilization

Overview

Journal J Assist Reprod Genet

Publisher Springer

Specialties Genetics
Reproductive Medicine

Date 1997 Jan 1

PMID 9013300

Authors

P G Artini

A A de Micheroux

F Taponeco

V Cela

G DAmbrogio

A R Genazzani

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