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Endometrial polyp and the levonorgestrel intrauterine system--a case report and literature review

A. Sinha Southport and Formby District Hopsital, UK
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E. C. Nwosu Whiston Hospital, Prescot, UK
Page 695 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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