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Editorial
. 2017 Jun;129(6):976-978.
doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000002071.

On the Road to Safer Morcellation

William W Hurd  1
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Editorial

On the Road to Safer Morcellation

William W Hurd. Obstet Gynecol. 2017 Jun.
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