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Published in: Obesity Surgery 4/2013

01-04-2013 | Letter to the Editor

Obesity-Related Female Infertility in Medieval Persian Manuscripts

Authors: Feridoon Abbasnejad, Samad E. J. Golzari, Kamyar Ghabili, Saeid Aslanabadi, Reza Rikhtegar, Younes Ranjbar

Published in: Obesity Surgery | Issue 4/2013

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Title
Obesity-Related Female Infertility in Medieval Persian Manuscripts
Authors
Feridoon Abbasnejad
Samad E. J. Golzari
Kamyar Ghabili
Saeid Aslanabadi
Reza Rikhtegar
Younes Ranjbar
Publication date
01-04-2013
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Obesity Surgery / Issue 4/2013
Print ISSN: 0960-8923
Electronic ISSN: 1708-0428
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-013-0867-5

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