Levonorgestrel Intrauterine System: A First-Line Medical Treatment for Heavy Menstrual Bleeding

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عنوان ژورنال: Women's Health

سال: 2010

ISSN: 1745-5065,1745-5065

DOI: 10.2217/whe.10.16