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Original Article

Quality of life in Indian women with fertility problems as assessed by the FertiQoL questionnaire: a single center cross sectional study

Hema Jagdish DesaiDepartment of Gynaecology, Fernandez Hospital, Hyderabad, India
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Sirisha Rao GundabattulaDepartment of Gynaecology, Fernandez Hospital, Hyderabad, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Pages 82-87 | Received 01 Apr 2017, Accepted 05 Nov 2017, Published online: 24 Nov 2017

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