Ovarian aging: Is there a "norm"?

Contemporary Ob/Gyn

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 65-75

  Gleicher, Norbert ^a,b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 33747875503     PISSN: 00903159     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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