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Development and validation of a physical examination scale to assess vaginal atrophy and inflammation

G. A. Greendale Division of Geriatric Medicine, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
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L. Zibecchi Division of Cancer Prevention and Control Research, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
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L. Petersen Division of Cancer Prevention and Control Research, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
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J. G. Ouslander Emory University School of Medicine and the Atlanta VA Rehabilitation Research and Development Center, Atlanta, GA, USA
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B. Kahn Division of Cancer Prevention and Control Research, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
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P. A. Ganz Division of Cancer Prevention and Control Research, Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA
Pages 197-204 | Received 22 Dec 1998, Accepted 16 Jun 1999, Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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