Premature ovarian failure: immunological aspects and  therapeutic strategies

Svetlana Dragojević-Dikić; Mladenko Vasiljević; Branka Nikolić; Vladimir Dragoljub Pažin; Lidija Tasić; Aleksandar Jurišić; Srdjan Dikić; Živko Perišić

doi:10.2298/1685

Svetlana Dragojević-Dikić Gynecology and Obstetrics Clinic "Narodni front", Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
Mladenko Vasiljević Gynecology and Obstetrics Clinic "Narodni front", Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
Branka Nikolić Gynecology and Obstetrics Clinic "Narodni front", Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
Vladimir Dragoljub Pažin Univerzitet u Beogradu, Medicinski fakultet,Ginekološko-akušerska klinika "Narodni front"
Lidija Tasić Gynecology and Obstetrics Clinic "Narodni front", Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
Aleksandar Jurišić Gynecology and Obstetrics Clinic "Narodni front", Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
Srdjan Dikić University Medical Center "Bežanijska kosa", Belgrade, Serbia
Živko Perišić Gynecology and Obstetrics Clinic "Narodni front", Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2298/1685

Abstract

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Author Biography

Vladimir Dragoljub Pažin, Univerzitet u Beogradu, Medicinski fakultet,Ginekološko-akušerska klinika "Narodni front"

Docent, Rukovodilac polikliničke službe u GAK "N. front"

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