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Section IX - Hormones and the Environment

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 November 2021

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Roy Homburg ,
Adam H. Balen  and
Robert F. Casper
Roy Homburg
Affiliation:
Homerton University Hospital, London
Adam H. Balen
Affiliation:
Leeds Centre for Reproductive Medicine
Robert F. Casper
Affiliation:
Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto
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50 Big Debates in Reproductive Medicine , pp. 235 - 270
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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