Uterus transplant: Are we close to this reality?

Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992)

Division of Gynecology, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo (FMUSP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.

Published: July 2016

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