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OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY / RESEARCH LETTER
Life behaviors, educational attainment, and risk for endometriosis: a Mendelian randomization study
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Department of Medical Genetics, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, China
2
Department of Clinical Laboratory, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, China
These authors had equal contribution to this work
Submission date: 2025-02-20
Final revision date: 2025-07-06
Acceptance date: 2025-07-19
Online publication date: 2025-08-31
Corresponding author
Wenfeng He
Department of Medical Genetics the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University China
Department of Medical Genetics the Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University China
Arch Med Sci 2025;21(4):1650-1653
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