Dioxin concentrations in women with endometriosis

Human Reproduction

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 373-375

  Mayani, Avigail ^a   Barel, Shimon ^b   Soback, Stephan ^b   Almagor, Miriam ^a  

^a BIKUR CHOLIM HOSPITAL   (Israel)

^b EXTENSION SERVICE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Dioxin; Endometriosis

Indexed keywords

2,3,7,8 TETRACHLORODIBENZO PARA DIOXIN; DIOXIN;

ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOMETRIOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN;

EID: 0030892721     PISSN: 02681161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humrep/12.2.373     Document Type: Article

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