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(RG) Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Contraceptive methods and risk factors of cardiovascular diseases in Tehranian women: Tehran Lipid and Glucose Study

F. Azizi Endocrine Research Center, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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E. Ainy Endocrine Research Center, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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P. Mirmiran Endocrine Research Center, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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S. Habibian Endocrine Research Center, Shaheed Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Pages 1-6 | Published online: 06 Jul 2009

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