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Section 1 - Notes on Embryology, Differentiation, and Function of the Urogenital Tract

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 February 2019

Edited by
Maria Rosaria Raspollini  and
Antonio Lopez-Beltran
Maria Rosaria Raspollini
Affiliation:
University Hospital Careggi, Florence
Antonio Lopez-Beltran
Affiliation:
Cordoba University Medical School
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Gynecologic and Urologic Pathology
Similarities, Differences and Challenges
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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