Ovarian Tissue Preservation and Future Fertility: Emerging Technologies and Ethical Considerations
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the National Cancer Institute Monographs
سال: 2005
ISSN: 1052-6773
DOI: 10.1093/jncimonographs/lgi023