The science of the ageing uterus and placenta

Reproductive Ageing

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 105-116

  Smith, Gordon Cs ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84923557598     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9781107784734.013     Document Type: Chapter

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