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Original Article

Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of clients seeking assisted conception at Lagos State University Teaching Hospital, Ikeja, Nigeria

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Pages 902-905 | Received 15 Dec 2015, Accepted 25 Feb 2017, Published online: 03 Jun 2017

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