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Body fat composition and distribution in women with polycystic ovary syndrome

Emine Cosar Afyon Kocatepe University, Medical Faculty, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Afyonkarahisar, TurkeyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Kağan Üçok Afyon Kocatepe University, Medical Faculty, Department of Physiology, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey
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Lütfi Akgün Afyon Kocatepe University, Medical Faculty, Department of Physiology, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey
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Gülengül Köken Afyon Kocatepe University, Medical Faculty, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey
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Figen Kir Sahin Afyon Kocatepe University, Medical Faculty, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey
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Dagistan Tolga Arioz Afyon Kocatepe University, Medical Faculty, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey
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Orhan Baş Afyon Kocatepe University, Medical Faculty, Department of Anatomy, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey
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Pages 428-432 | Received 10 Jan 2008, Accepted 29 May 2008, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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