Maturitas
Volume 55, Issue 3 , Pages 247-254 , 20 October 2006

Profile of menopausal women in west Anatolian rural region sample

Received 7 December 2005 ,Revised 24 March 2006 ,Accepted 27 March 2006.

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PII: S0378-5122(06)00097-1

doi: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2006.03.006

Maturitas
Volume 55, Issue 3 , Pages 247-254 , 20 October 2006

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