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CLINICAL CORNER: COMMUNICATION

Ectopic pregnancy in frozen-thawed embryo transfer: A retrospective analysis of 4,034 cycles and related factors

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Pages 34-37 | Received 31 May 2012, Accepted 14 Aug 2012, Published online: 10 Oct 2012

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