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- 1988
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- article
- Volume
- 50
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 260-265
- Citations
- 33
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Kristiina Ruutiainen,
Risto Erkkola,
M. Grönroos
et al.
(1988).
Influence of body mass index and age on the grade of hair growth in hirsute women of reproductive ages.
Fertility and Sterility
, 50
(2)
, 260-265.
https://doi.org/10.1016/s0015-0282(16)60070-5
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- DOI
- 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)60070-5