American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 201, Issue 1 , Pages 15.e1-15.e3 , July 2009

The California octuplets and the duties of reproductive endocrinologists

  • Howard Minkoff, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Maimonides Medical Center and SUNY Downstate, Brooklyn, NY
    • ,
  • Jeffrey Ecker, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

Received 10 April 2009 ,Revised 16 April 2009 ,Accepted 29 April 2009.

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 Cite this article as: Minkoff H, Ecker J. The California octuplets and the duties of reproductive endocrinologists. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2009;201:15.e1-3.

PII: S0002-9378(09)00489-X

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2009.04.053

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 201, Issue 1 , Pages 15.e1-15.e3 , July 2009

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