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Section 6 - Obstetric Management beyond 40

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 September 2022

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Dimitrios S. Nikolaou  and
David B. Seifer
Dimitrios S. Nikolaou
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David B. Seifer
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Yale Reproductive Medicine, New Haven, CT
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Optimizing the Management of Fertility in Women over 40 , pp. 119 - 140
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