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Bilateral Polycystic Ovaries.
The writing of an article about this condition presents considerable difficulties. It is found in a numbet of separate disorders and is not therefore an entity in itself, though a common final mechanism may be typically involved. Moreover, a number of matters are involved about which knowledge is confused, fragmentary or uncertain. It is proposed to consider various aspects of the subject separ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1988
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.296.6626.878