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Women's Health

Effectiveness of mobile application for menstrual management of working women in Japan: randomized controlled trial and medical economic evaluation

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Pages 1131-1138 | Received 19 Apr 2018, Accepted 16 Aug 2018, Published online: 10 Sep 2018

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