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Polish Society of Gynecologists and Obstetricians Guidelines for the application of hysteroscopy in gynecology

Mariusz Zimmer1, Michał Pomorski1, Paweł Kamiński2, Jacek Doniec2, Hubert Huras3, Piotr Sieroszewski4, Jerzy Sikora5, Rafal Stojko6, Artur Ludwin7, Michal Radwan8, Tomasz Fuchs1
DOI: 10.5603/GP.2019.0083
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Ginekol Pol 2019;90(8):482-489.
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  1. 2nd Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland
  2. Department of Gynecology and Oncological Gynecology , Military Institute of Medicine, Warsaw, Poland
  3. Jagiellonian University Collegium Medicum, Department of Obstetrics and Perinatology, Cracow, Poland
  4. Fetal Medicine and Gynecology Department Medical University of Lodz, Poland
  5. Department of Pregnancy Pathology, Department of Woman’s Health, School of Health Sciences in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland
  6. The Chair of Woman’s Health, The Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland
  7. Department of Gynecology and Oncology, Jagiellonian University, Cracow, Poland
  8. Department of Gynecology and Reproduction, Gameta Hospital, Rzgow, Poland

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Polish Society of Gynecologists and Obstetricians Guidelines for the application of hysteroscopy in gynecology

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Ginekologia Polska

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Vol 90, No 8 (2019)

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Guidelines / Expert consensus

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482-489

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2019-08-30

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10.5603/GP.2019.0083

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Ginekol Pol 2019;90(8):482-489.

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Mariusz Zimmer
Michał Pomorski
Paweł Kamiński
Jacek Doniec
Hubert Huras
Piotr Sieroszewski
Jerzy Sikora
Rafal Stojko
Artur Ludwin
Michal Radwan
Tomasz Fuchs

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