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Original Article: Clinical

Gonadotropin-releasing hormone analog treatment for the prevention of treatment-related ovarian failure and infertility in women of reproductive age with Hodgkin lymphoma

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Pages 1087-1093 | Received 18 Jan 2008, Accepted 04 Mar 2008, Published online: 01 Jul 2009

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