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Chapter 14 - Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Management of a Long-Term Condition in Primary Care

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 April 2017

Anne Connolly
Affiliation:
Bevan Healthcare
Amanda Britton
Affiliation:
The Hackwood Partnership, Basingstoke
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PCOS Australian Alliance. Assessment and management of polycystic ovary syndrome: summary of an evidence-based guideline. www.mja.com.au/journal/2011/195/6/assessment-and-management-polycystic-ovary-syndrome-summary-evidence-based (accessed September 2016).Google Scholar
Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. Polycystic ovary syndrome, long-term consequences. Green-top Guideline No. 33. www.rcog.org.uk/en/guidelines-research-services/guidelines/gtg33/ (accessed September 2016).Google Scholar

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