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Rationale and design for fractional microablative CO2 laser versus photothermal non-ablative erbium:YAG laser for the management of genitourinary syndrome of menopause: a non-inferiority, single-blind randomized controlled trial

R. FlintKing’s College Hospital, London, UK; Correspondence[email protected]
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L. CardozoKing’s College Hospital, London, UK;
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T. GrigoriadisFirst Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, ‘Alexandra’ Hospital, Athens, Greece; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-4301-8775
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A. RantellKing’s College Hospital, London, UK;
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E. PitsouniFirst Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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S. AthanasiouFirst Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, GreeceORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-0005-0369
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Pages 307-311 | Received 03 Nov 2018, Accepted 06 Dec 2018, Published online: 24 Jan 2019

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