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. 1999 Sep;16(8):399–401. doi: 10.1023/A:1020505206201

Role of Routine Diagnostic Laparoscopy in the Investigation of Infertility

Vishvanath C Karande 1
PMCID: PMC3455490  PMID: 10478316

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