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Critical reappraisal of the clinical effectiveness of different methods of assisted fertilization

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Melis, G.B., Strigini, F., Mais, V. et al. Critical reappraisal of the clinical effectiveness of different methods of assisted fertilization. J Endocrinol Invest 13, 263–274 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03349557

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