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. 2021 Apr 1;137(4):752.
doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000004341.

Primary Dysmenorrhea: Diagnosis and Therapy

Frank Tu  1 , Kevin Hellman
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Primary Dysmenorrhea: Diagnosis and Therapy

Frank Tu et al. Obstet Gynecol. .
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Financial Disclosure Kevin Hellman disclosed that money was paid to his institution from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) R01HD098193. The other author did not report any potential conflicts of interest.

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    Ferries-Rowe E. Ferries-Rowe E. Obstet Gynecol. 2021 Apr 1;137(4):752-753. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000004342. Obstet Gynecol. 2021. PMID: 33759825 No abstract available.

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