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Seasonal variation in assisted conception cycles and the influence of photoperiodism on outcome in in vitro fertilization cycles

Mr Simon Wood Countess of Chester Hospital, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Chester, UK
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Alison Quinn Liverpool Women's Hospital, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Liverpool, UK
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Stephen Troupe Liverpool Women's Hospital, Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Liverpool, UK
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Charles Kingsland Liverpool Women's Hospital, Hewitt Centre for Reproduction, Liverpool, UK
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Iwan Lewis-Jones Liverpool Women's Hospital, Hewitt Centre for Reproduction, Liverpool, UK
Pages 223-229 | Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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