A Long Way Is Ahead of Prediction of Menopause!

authors:

avatar Fahimeh Ramezani Tehrani 1 , *

Reproductive Endocrinology Research Center, Research Institute for Endocrine Sciences, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran
International Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism: Vol.10, issue 3; 521-522
published online: June 30, 2012
article type: Editorial
received: June 10, 2012
revised: June 12, 2012
accepted: June 13, 2012
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5812/ijem.6836

how to cite: Ramezani Tehrani F. A Long Way Is Ahead of Prediction of Menopause!. Int J Endocrinol Metab. 2012;10(3): 521-522. https://doi.org/10.5812/ijem.6836.

Acknowledgements

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