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Uterus transplantation: where do we stand today and where should we go?

Mats Brännström Sahlgrenska Academy at Göteborg University, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, SE-413 45 Göteborg, Sweden. [email protected]
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Caiza Almén Wranning Sahlgrenska Academy at Göteborg University, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, SE-413 45 Göteborg, Sweden. [email protected]
Pages 427-429 | Published online: 21 Mar 2007

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