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Abdelmeged, A. (2012). Comparative study between the effects of metformin monotherapy in obese and non-obese patients with polycystic ovary syndrome. The Egyptian Journal of Fertility and Sterility, 16(2), 21-25. doi: 10.21608/egyfs.2012.257689
MLA
Ayman Nady Abdelmeged. "Comparative study between the effects of metformin monotherapy in obese and non-obese patients with polycystic ovary syndrome", The Egyptian Journal of Fertility and Sterility, 16, 2, 2012, 21-25. doi: 10.21608/egyfs.2012.257689
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Abdelmeged, A. (2012). 'Comparative study between the effects of metformin monotherapy in obese and non-obese patients with polycystic ovary syndrome', The Egyptian Journal of Fertility and Sterility, 16(2), pp. 21-25. doi: 10.21608/egyfs.2012.257689
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Abdelmeged, A. Comparative study between the effects of metformin monotherapy in obese and non-obese patients with polycystic ovary syndrome. The Egyptian Journal of Fertility and Sterility, 2012; 16(2): 21-25. doi: 10.21608/egyfs.2012.257689
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