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Guidelines of the Polish Society of Gynecologists and Obstetricians on the management of women with endometriosis

Malgorzata Kedzia1, Pawel Basta2, Krzysztof Czajkowski3, Marek Gogacz4, Robert Spaczynski5, Beata Mroczkowska6, Rafal Stojko7, Tomasz Szaflik8, Maria Szubert9, Krzysztof Szyllo6, Mikolaj Zaborowski10, Piotr Sieroszewski5
DOI: 10.5603/gpl.100261
Pubmed: 39354866
Ginekol Pol 2024;95(9):729-758.

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