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PMID 5030872 5030872 DOI 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)39008-2 10.1016/s0015-0282(16)39008-2
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Marshall, J., & Rowe, B. (1972). The effect of personal factors on the use of the basal body temperature method of regulating births. Fertility and Sterility, 23(6), 417-421. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0015-0282(16)39008-2
Marshall J, Rowe B. The effect of personal factors on the use of the basal body temperature method of regulating births. Fertil Steril. 1972;23(6):417-421. doi:10.1016/s0015-0282(16)39008-2
Marshall, J., and B. Rowe. "The effect of personal factors on the use of the basal body temperature method of regulating births." Fertility and Sterility, vol. 23, no. 6, 1972, pp. 417-421.
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