More evidence why the product labeling for low-dose vaginal estrogen should be changed?

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  • Cynthia A Stuenkel
چکیده

911 Why the product labeling for low-dose vaginal estrogen should be changed JoAnn E. Manson, MD, DrPH, NCMP, Steven R. Goldstein, MD, NCMP, Risa Kagan, MD, NCMP, Andrew M. Kaunitz, MD, NCMP, James H. Liu, MD, JoAnn V. Pinkerton, MD, NCMP, Robert W. Rebar, MD, Peter F. Schnatz, DO, NCMP, Jan L. Shifren, MD, NCMP, Cynthia A. Stuenkel, MD, NCMP, Margery L.S. Gass, MD, NCMP, Wulf H. Utian, MB Bch, PhD, DSc(Med), for the Working Group on Women’s Health and Well-Being in Menopause

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Menopause

دوره 25 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2014