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  1. Feto-Placental Endocrine Unit, Rappaport Institute, Technion, Haifa, Israel

    Eytan R. Barnea

  2. Department of Ob/Gyn A, Rambam Medical Center, Technion, Haifa, Israel

    Eytan R. Barnea

  3. Intertility Clinic, Bnai-Zion Medical Center, P.O.B. 7463, Haifa, Israel

    Joseph Tal

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Barnea, E.R., Tal, J. Stress-related reproductive failure. J Assist Reprod Genet 8, 15–23 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01131586

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