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Local ultra-low-dose estriol gel treatment of vulvo-vaginal atrophy: efficacy and safety of long-term treatment

Paola VillaDepartment of Woman, Child and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, IRCCS, Roma, Italy; ;Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Sede di Roma, Roma, Italy; Correspondence[email protected]
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Valeria TagliaferriDepartment of Woman, Child and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, IRCCS, Roma, Italy; ;Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Ente Ecclesiastico Ospedale Generale Regionale Francesco Miulli, Acquaviva delle Fonti, Italy;
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Inbal Dona AmarDepartment of Woman, Child and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, IRCCS, Roma, Italy; ;Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Sede di Roma, Roma, Italy;
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Clelia CipollaDepartment of Woman, Child and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, IRCCS, Roma, Italy; ;Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Sede di Roma, Roma, Italy;
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Fabio IngravalleDepartment of Biomedicine and Prevention, Università degli Studi di Roma Tor Vergata Facoltà di Medicina e Chirurgia, Roma, Italy
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Giovanni ScambiaDepartment of Woman, Child and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, IRCCS, Roma, Italy; ;Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Sede di Roma, Roma, Italy;
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Walter RicciardiDepartment of Woman, Child and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, IRCCS, Roma, Italy; ;Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Sede di Roma, Roma, Italy;
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Antonio LanzoneDepartment of Woman, Child and Public Health, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, IRCCS, Roma, Italy; ;Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore Sede di Roma, Roma, Italy;
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Pages 535-539 | Received 26 Aug 2019, Accepted 04 Dec 2019, Published online: 17 Dec 2019

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