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REVIEWS ON HYSTEROSCOPIC MANAGEMENT OF INTRAUTERINE PATHOLOGIES IN POSTMENOPAUSE

Office hysteroscopy in the management of women with postmenopausal bleeding

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Pages 369-375 | Received 01 Mar 2020, Accepted 30 Mar 2020, Published online: 05 May 2020

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