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Management of women with hirsutism in Kosovo

Besa Gacaferri Lumezi
1
,
Violeta Lokaj-Berisha
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  1. Department of Physiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Prishtina “Hasan Prishtina” Bulevardi i Deshmoreve p.n., Prishtina, Kosovo
Adv Dermatol Allergol 2025; XLII (6): 565–571
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/ada.2025.158069
Online publish date: 2026/01/12
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