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Economic perspective of evaluating fertility treatment in obese and overweight infertile women

Munazzah Rafique, Ahmad Al-Badr, Ahmed Saleh and Dania H. Al-Jaroudi
Saudi Medical Journal June 2021, 42 (6) 666-672; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2021.42.6.20200733
Munazzah Rafique
From the Women’s Specialized Hospital (Rafique, Al-Badr); from the Research Center (Saleh), Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility Medicine Department (Al-Jaroudi), King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Ahmad Al-Badr
From the Women’s Specialized Hospital (Rafique, Al-Badr); from the Research Center (Saleh), Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility Medicine Department (Al-Jaroudi), King Fahad Medical City, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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Ahmed Saleh
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Dania H. Al-Jaroudi
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Saudi Medical Journal Jun 2021, 42 (6) 666-672; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2021.42.6.20200733

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