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[Decrease in the basal temperature after the 1st trimester of pregnancy (cause and value in determination of the age of the pregnancy)].

J HARTEMANN
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J HARTEMANN. [Decrease in the basal temperature after the 1st trimester of pregnancy (cause and value in determination of the age of the pregnancy)].. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/13711898/

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