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. 2023 Apr 29:1:100002.
doi: 10.1016/j.hctj.2023.100002. eCollection 2023.

Gynecological care needs for young women with spina bifida

Ellen Fremion  1 , Rachel Madey  2 , Elizabeth Harper  3 , Kristen A Staggers  4 , K Jordan Kemere  5 , John Berens  1 , Tara Harris  6
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Gynecological care needs for young women with spina bifida

Ellen Fremion et al. Health Care Transit. .
No abstract available

Keywords: General gynecology; Myelomeningocele; Spinal dysraphism; Transition to adult care; Well woman care; Women with disabilities.

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The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

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