Ultrasonography of pelvic endometriosis

Ultrasonography in Reproductive Medicine and Infertility

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 119-125

  Garcia Velasco, Juan A ^a,b   Cerrillo, Maria ^b   Ornat, Lia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

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EID: 84862998005     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511776854.017     Document Type: Chapter

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