Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) presents as a multimorbid condition by age 50-birth cohort linkage to national register data

This study was supported by grants from the Finnish Medical Foundation, the 21 Academy of Finland (project grants 315921, 321763), the Sigrid Juselius 22 Foundation, the Finnish Cultural Foundation, the Jalmari and Rauha Ahokas 23 Foundation, the Päivikki and Sakari Sohlberg Foundation.

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