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Medical management of uterine fibroids with medroxyprogesterone acetate (Depo Provera): a pilot study

S Venkatachalam Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and MRC/UN Pregnancy Hypertension Research Unit, Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine University of KwaZulu-Natal Durban South Africa
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JS Bagratee Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and MRC/UN Pregnancy Hypertension Research Unit, Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine University of KwaZulu-Natal Durban South Africa
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J Moodley Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and MRC/UN Pregnancy Hypertension Research Unit, Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine University of KwaZulu-Natal Durban South Africa
Pages 798-800 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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