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Original

Treatment of dysfunctional uterine bleeding in the perimenopause: The effects of adding combined estradiol/norethisterone acetate therapy to goserelin acetate treatment – a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial

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Pages 692-697 | Received 06 Sep 2006, Accepted 15 Sep 2006, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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