G. Simi, A. R. Genazzani, M. E. R. Obino, F. Papini, S. Pinelli, V. Cela, and P. G. Artini
Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology Oncology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
Correspondence should be addressed to P. G. Artini; paolo.artini@med.unipi.it
Received 7 July 2016; Accepted 13 October 2016; Published 28 February 2017
Academic Editor: Vittorio Unfer
Copyright © 2017 G. Simi et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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