Fertility treatments and outcomes among couples seeking fertility care: data from a prospective fertility cohort in the United States
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Fertility and Sterility
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0015-0282
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.06.043