Surgical management options for patients with infertility and endometriosis

Current Women's Health Reviews

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 161-166

  Catenacci, Michelle ^a   Falcone, Tommaso ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Endometriosis; Laparoscopy; Nfertility; Ovarian endometrioma

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869128630     PISSN: 15734048     EISSN: 18756581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/157340410791321363     Document Type: Article

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