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Serum vitamin D3 level inversely correlates with uterine fibroid volume in different ethnic groups: a cross-sectional observational study

Mohamed Sabry1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sohag Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University, Sohag, Egypt;2 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Center for Women’s Health Research, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN, USA
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Sunil K Halder2 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Center for Women’s Health Research, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN, USA
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Abdou S Ait Allah1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Sohag Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University, Sohag, Egypt
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Eman Roshdy2 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Center for Women’s Health Research, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN, USA;3 Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, Sohag Faculty of Medicine, Sohag University, Sohag, Egypt
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Veera Rajaratnam2 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Center for Women’s Health Research, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN, USA
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Ayman Al-Hendy2 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Center for Women’s Health Research, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 93-100 | Published online: 27 Feb 2013

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