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ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Association between consultations with complementary/alternative medicine practitioners and menopause-related symptoms: a cross-sectional study

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Pages 551-558 | Received 14 Oct 2014, Accepted 16 Nov 2014, Published online: 18 Feb 2015

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