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Chapter 8 - Surgical Management of Uterine Myomas

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 November 2018

By
John C. Petrozza
Edited by
Jeffrey M. Goldberg ,
Ceana H. Nezhat  and
Jay Ira Sandlow
Jeffrey M. Goldberg
Affiliation:
Cleveland Clinic
Ceana H. Nezhat
Affiliation:
Nezhat Medical Center, Atlanta
Jay Ira Sandlow
Affiliation:
Medical College of Wisconsin
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Reproductive Surgery
The Society for Reproductive Surgeons' Manual
 , pp. 63 - 73
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2018

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