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10 - Effects of androgens on female genital tract

from Section 2 - The scientific essentials

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 July 2015

By
Abdulmaged M. Traish  and
André T. Guay
Edited by
Leo Plouffe, Jr  and
Botros R. M. B. Rizk
Leo Plouffe, Jr
Affiliation:
Bayer Healthcare, Wayne, New Jersey
Botros R. M. B. Rizk
Affiliation:
University of South Alabama
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Androgens in Gynecological Practice , pp. 97 - 110
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2015

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