Prophylactic bilateral salpingectomy at vaginal hysterectomy: time for a “policy”?
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0002-9378
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2017.08.020