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Research Article

Features of uterine fibroids treated by abdominal myomectomy at Nnewi, Nigeria

O. C. Ikpeze, O. B. Nwosu Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital, Nnewi, Nigeria
Pages 569-571 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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