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ORIGINAL ARTICLES: GYNECOLOGICAL CANCERS

Radiotherapy-induced vaginal fibrosis in cervical cancer survivors

Alexandra HofsjöDepartment of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, and Unit of Gynecological Oncology, Radiumhemmet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden; Correspondence[email protected]
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Nina Bohm-StarkeDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; ;Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Danderyd Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden;
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Bo BlomgrenDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; ;Department of Pathology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden;
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Helen JahrenHalmstad Hospital, Halmstad, Sweden;
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Gunnar SteineckDepartment of Oncology, The Sahlgrenska Academy, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden; ;Clinical Cancer Epidemiology, Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden;
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Karin BergmarkClinical Cancer Epidemiology, Department of Oncology-Pathology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden; ;Gynecological Oncology, Department of Oncology, The Sahlgrenska Academy, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
Pages 661-666 | Received 23 Oct 2016, Accepted 18 Dec 2016, Published online: 13 Jan 2017

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