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Original Research

Effect on quality of life of switching to combined oral contraception based on natural estrogen: an observational, multicentre, prospective phase IV study (ZOCAL Study)

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Pages 276-284 | Received 25 Nov 2015, Accepted 31 Mar 2016, Published online: 25 May 2016

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