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Original Articles

Association of the melatonin circadian rhythms with clock 3111T/C gene polymorphism in Caucasian and Asian menopausal women with insomnia

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Pages 1066-1076 | Received 05 Jan 2018, Accepted 20 Mar 2018, Published online: 05 Apr 2018

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