Directive clinique no 449 : Directive canadienne sur le diagnostic et les impacts de l’endométriose

Sukhbir S. Singh; Catherine Allaire; Omar Al‐Nourhji; Olga Bougie; Philippa Bridge-Cook; Shauna Duigenan; Jamie Kroft; Madeleine Lemyre; Mathew Leonardi; Nicholas Leyland; Sarah Maheux‐Lacroix; Jocelyn M. Wessels; Jocelyn Wessels; Kate Wahl; Paul J. Yong

doi:10.1016/j.jogc.2024.102451

Directive clinique no 449 : Directive canadienne sur le diagnostic et les impacts de l’endométriose

Sukhbir S. Singh, Catherine Allaire, Omar Al‐Nourhji, Olga Bougie, Philippa Bridge-Cook, Shauna Duigenan, Jamie Kroft, Madeleine Lemyre, Mathew Leonardi, Nicholas Leyland, Sarah Maheux‐Lacroix, Jocelyn M. Wessels, Jocelyn Wessels, Kate Wahl, Paul J. Yong

In: Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada · 2024 · vol. 46(5) , pp. 102451 · doi:10.1016/j.jogc.2024.102451 · PMID:38555045 · W4393282374

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