Early Weight Gain Related to Later Weight Gain in Adolescents on Depot Medroxyprogesterone Acetate
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عنوان ژورنال: Obstetrics & Gynecology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0029-7844
DOI: 10.1097/aog.0b013e31820f387c