Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Volume 24, Issue 1 , Pages 81-86 , February 2010

Reproduction after breast cancer

  • Stefanos Zervoudis, MD, PhD (Gynaecologist and Breast Surgeon)

      Affiliations

    • University of Medicine and Pharmacy, C. Davila, Bucharest, Romania
    • Breast Department of Lito Hospital, Athens, Greece
    • MANOSMED: Mastology Association of the Northern and Southern Mediterranean-Mobile University of Mastology, Ioannina, Greece
    • These authors contributed equally to this article.
    • ,
  • George Iatrakis, MD, PhD (Gynaecologist-Obstetrician)

      Affiliations

    • MANOSMED: Mastology Association of the Northern and Southern Mediterranean-Mobile University of Mastology, Ioannina, Greece
    • Technological Educational Institution of Athens, Greece
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
    • These authors contributed equally to this article.
    • ,
  • Iordanis Navrozoglou, MD, PhD (Gynaecologist-Obstetrician)

      Affiliations

    • MANOSMED: Mastology Association of the Northern and Southern Mediterranean-Mobile University of Mastology, Ioannina, Greece
    • Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, University of Ioannina, Greece

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doi: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2009.08.008

Best Practice & Research Clinical Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Volume 24, Issue 1 , Pages 81-86 , February 2010

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