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Summary
Volume XVIII, Number 2 March 2019
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Official Citation
Christopher BA, Pagidipati NJ. Evaluation and management of lipid disorders: summary. Clinical Updates in Women's Health Care. American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Obstet Gynecol 2019;133:609.
