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16 - History and physical examination of polycystic ovary syndrome: Detecting too much or too little

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Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 July 2015

Leo Plouffe, Jr
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Bayer Healthcare, Wayne, New Jersey
Botros R. M. B. Rizk
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University of South Alabama
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