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Editorial
. 2022 Oct 6;114(10):1315-1316.
doi: 10.1093/jnci/djac113.

Vaginal Estrogen Therapy for the Genitourinary Symptoms of Menopause: Caution or Reassurance?

Elizabeth J Cathcart-Rake  1 , Kathryn J Ruddy  1
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Editorial

Vaginal Estrogen Therapy for the Genitourinary Symptoms of Menopause: Caution or Reassurance?

Elizabeth J Cathcart-Rake et al. J Natl Cancer Inst. .
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