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Arterial Blood Flow and Fertility

A comparative analysis of arterial blood flow in unexplained infertility, tubal infertility and fertile groups

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Pages 442-445 | Received 17 Aug 2015, Accepted 28 Nov 2015, Published online: 24 Dec 2015

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