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. 1992 Sep;1(3):202–205. doi: 10.1136/qshc.1.3.202

Issues of quality in providing services for subfertile couples.

F Song 1, J M Mason 1, S Ibbotson 1, N Freemantle 1, A F Long 1, T A Sheldon 1
PMCID: PMC1055012  PMID: 10136864

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