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VOLUME 7 , ISSUE 1 ( January-April, 2016 ) > List of Articles

CASE REPORT

Recurrent Empty Follicle Syndrome: A Rare Entity

Thankam Rama Varma

Citation Information : Varma TR. Recurrent Empty Follicle Syndrome: A Rare Entity. Int J Infertil Fetal Med 2016; 7 (1):32-36.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-10016-1124

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 01-12-2012

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2016; The Author(s).


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Punhani R, Shankar K, Varma TR. Recurrent Empty Follicle Syndrome: a Rare Entity. Int J Infertil Fetal Med 2016;7(1):32-36.

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