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VOLUME 5 , ISSUE 3 ( September-December, 2014 ) > List of Articles

REVIEW ARTICLE

Luteinizing Hormone in Controlled Ovarian Stimulation

Arveen Vohra

Citation Information : Vohra A. Luteinizing Hormone in Controlled Ovarian Stimulation. Int J Infertil Fetal Med 2014; 5 (3):75-86.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10016-1086

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 01-04-2017

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2014; The Author(s).


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Vohra A, Rao KA. Luteinizing Hormone in Controlled Ovarian Stimulation. Int J Infertil Fetal Med 2014; 5(3):75-86.

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