Chapter 9 The Endocrinology of late pregnancy and parturition

Principles of Medical Biology

Volumn 12, Issue C, 1998, Pages 167-182

  Zakar, Tamas ^a   Mitchell, Bryan F ^a  

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EID: 77957053430     PISSN: 15692582     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S1569-2582(98)80101-3     Document Type: Article

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