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Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica Volume 67, 1988 - Issue 7
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Original Article

Response to Human Chorionic Gonadotropin in Patients with Ovarian Tumors

P. Scirpa Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Catholic University of the Sacred Hearth, Rome, Italy
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D. Mango Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Catholic University of the Sacred Hearth, Rome, Italy
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M. Liberati Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Catholic University of the Sacred Hearth, Rome, Italy
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P. Manna Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Catholic University of the Sacred Hearth, Rome, Italy
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E. Tartaglia Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Catholic University of the Sacred Hearth, Rome, Italy
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S. Ricci Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Catholic University of the Sacred Hearth, Rome, Italy
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T. Iacona Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Catholic University of the Sacred Hearth, Rome, Italy
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S. Mancuso Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Catholic University of the Sacred Hearth, Rome, Italy
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Pages 589-594 | Received 08 May 1987, Accepted 04 Jan 1988, Published online: 03 Aug 2009

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