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Chronic fatigue syndrome: a hormonal origin? A rare case of dysmenorrhoea membranacea—alternative pathology

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    Chris Toms, Paula Robson-Ansley & Alan St. Clair Gibson

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Toms, C., Robson-Ansley, P. & St. Clair Gibson, A. Chronic fatigue syndrome: a hormonal origin? A rare case of dysmenorrhoea membranacea—alternative pathology. Arch Gynecol Obstet 282, 467–468 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-010-1453-x

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