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Promoting sustainable physical activity among middle-aged Iranian women: a conceptual model-based interventional study

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Mohammad Shariati, Houra Pourrajabali Astaneh, Leila Khedmat, Farnaz Khatami

Addressing the interaction between food insecurity, depression risk and informal work: findings of a cross-sectional survey among informal women workers with young children in South Africa

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Christiane Horwood, Lyn Haskins, Rachael Hinton, Catherine Connolly, Silondile Luthuli, Nigel Rollins

Inequalities in maternal malnutrition in Ethiopia: evidence from a nationally representative data

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Nigatu Regassa Geda

Pelvic organ prolapse surgery and health-related quality of life: a follow-up study

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Tadesse Belayneh, Abebaw Gebeyehu, Mulat Adefris, Guri Rortveit, Janne Lillelid Gjerde, Tadesse Awoke Ayele

Factors associated with measures of sarcopenia in pre and postmenopausal women

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Nirmala Rathnayake, Gayani Alwis, Janaka Lenora, Sarath Lekamwasam

A thematic analysis of experiences of HIV risks among female sex workers in the Yunnan-Vietnam Chinese border region

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Amanda Wilson, Yuan Yuan Wang, Runsen Chen, Ping Cen, Yuehui Wang, Xing Yao, Tang Wang, Shiyue Li, Hong Yan

Arabic translation, cultural adaptation, and validation of Australian Pelvic Floor Questionnaire in a Saudi population

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Haifaa Malaekah, Haifaa Saud Al Medbel, Sameerah Al Mowallad, Zahra Al Asiri, Alhanouf Albadrani, Hussam Abdullah

Multilevel analysis of the role of women’s empowerment on use of contraceptive methods among married Cambodian women: evidence from demographic health surveys between 2005 and 2014

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Owen Nkoka, Daphne Lee, Kun-Yang Chuang, Ying-Chih Chuang

An international mixed methods study to develop a new preference-based measure for women with breast cancer: the BREAST-Q Utility module

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Manraj N. Kaur, Anne F. Klassen, Feng Xie, Louise Bordeleau, Toni Zhong, Stefan J. Cano, Elena Tsangaris, Trisia Breitkopf, Ayse Kuspinar, Andrea L. Pusic

Frequency and clinical characteristics of HER2 over-expressed breast cancer in Saudi Arabia: a retrospective study

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Jamal Zekri, Ahmed Saadeddin, Hulayel Alharbi

Predictors of timely diagnostic follow-up after an abnormal Pap test among Hispanic women seeking care in El Paso, Texas

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Thelma Carrillo, Jane R. Montealegre, Christina G. Bracamontes, Michael E. Scheurer, Michele Follen, Zuber D. Mulla

Menstrual, reproductive and hormonal factors and thyroid cancer: a hospital-based case–control study in China

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Meng Wang, Wei-Wei Gong, Qing-Fang He, Ru-Ying Hu, Min Yu

Period poverty and mental health implications among college-aged women in the United States

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Lauren F. Cardoso, Anna M. Scolese, Alzahra Hamidaddin, Jhumka Gupta

Mechanisms linking teenage mothers’ educational attainment with self-reported health at age 50

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Julie Maslowsky, C. Emily Hendrick, Haley Stritzel

Quality of life and its related factors in women with substance use disorders referring to substance abuse treatment centers

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Majid Barati, Khadijeh Bandehelahi, Tahereh Nopasandasil, Hanieh Jormand, Amir Keshavarzi

Human Papilloma Virus self-sampling performance in low- and middle-income countries

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Review

Ashwini Kamath Mulki, Mellissa Withers

Association of race and ethnicity with postpartum contraceptive method choice, receipt, and subsequent pregnancy

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David Ngendahimana, Jessica Amalraj, Barbara Wilkinson, Emily Verbus, Mary Montague, Jane Morris, Kavita Shah Arora

Rationale and design of the validation of bladder health instrument for evaluation in women (VIEW) protocol

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Study protocol

Emily S. Lukacz, Melissa L. Constantine, Lisa Kane Low, Jerry L. Lowder, Alayne D. Markland, Elizabeth R. Mueller, Diane K. Newman, Leslie M. Rickey, Todd Rockwood, Kyle Rudser

Real-world characteristics of women with endometriosis-related pain entering a multidisciplinary endometriosis program

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Sanjay K. Agarwal, Oscar Antunez-Flores, Warren G. Foster, Ashwaq Hermes, Shahrokh Golshan, Ahmed M. Soliman, Amanda Arnold, Rebecca Luna

Perceptions of firearms in a cohort of women exposed to intimate partner violence (IPV) in Central Pennsylvania

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Laura Leuenberger, Erik Lehman, Jennifer McCall-Hosenfeld

Can the dynamic spectral imaging (DSI) color map improve colposcopy examination for precancerous cervical lesions? A prospective evaluation of the DSI color map in a multi-biopsy clinical setting

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Berit Bargum Booth, Lone Kjeld Petersen, Jan Blaakaer, Tonje Johansen, Henrik Mertz, Katja Dahl, Pinar Bor

Psychological well-being of infertile women and its relationship with demographic factors and fertility history: a cross-sectional study

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Farnaz Sohbati, Seyedeh Batool Hasanpoor-Azghady, Mina Jafarabadi, Leila Amiri-Farahani, Marzieh Mohebbi

The potential risk of contralateral non-sentinel groin node metastasis in women with early primary vulvar cancer following unilateral sentinel node metastasis: a single center evaluation in University Hospital of Düsseldorf

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Andreas Suhartoyo Winarno, Anne Mondal, Franca Christina Martignoni, Tanja Natascha Fehm, Monika Hampl

Eat Healthy, Be Active Community Workshops implemented with rural Hispanic women

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Janeth I. Sanchez, Katherine J. Briant, Samantha Wu-Georges, Virginia Gonzalez, Avigail Galvan, Sara Cole, Beti Thompson

Investigating the status of marital burnout and related factors in married women referred to health centers

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Mahbobeh Nejatian, Ali Alami, Vahideh Momeniyan, Ali Delshad Noghabi, Alireza Jafari

Clinical relevance of routine transvaginal ultrasound in women referred with pelvic organ prolapse

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Lone Pedersen, Marianne Glavind-Kristensen, Pinar Bor

Quality of life, its factors, and sociodemographic characteristics of Polish women with lipedema

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Joanna E. Dudek, Wojciech Białaszek, Marcin Gabriel

Exploring the impact of a community participatory intervention on women's capability: a qualitative study in Gulu Northern Uganda

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Loubna Belaid, Emmanuel Ochola, Pontius Bayo, George William Alii, Martin Ogwang, Donato Greco, Christina Zarowsky

Understanding the role of oncogenic human papillomavirus (HPV) status on adherence behaviors among women with abnormal cervical cytology

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Catriona Buick, K. Joan Murphy, Doris Howell, Kelly Metcalfe

Client perceptions of the BreastScreen Australia remote radiology assessment model

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Deborah Smith, Karen Johnston, Karen Carlisle, Rebecca Evans, Robyn Preston, Jessamy Beckett, Danielle Geddes, Helen Naess, Melissa Poole, Sarah Larkins

Correction to: Addressing the interaction between food insecurity, depression risk and informal work: findings of a cross-sectional survey among informal women workers with young children in South Africa

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Correction

Christiane Horwood, Lyn Haskins, Rachael Hinton, Catherine Connolly, Silondile Luthuli, Nigel Rollins

Home was not a safe haven: women’s experiences of intimate partner violence during the COVID-19 lockdown in Nigeria

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Olufunmilayo I. Fawole, Omowumi O. Okedare, Elizabeth Reed

Comparison of levonorgestrel level and creamatocrit in milk following immediate versus delayed postpartum placement of the levonorgestrel IUD

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Niaree G. Hopelian, Rebecca G. Simmons, Jessica N. Sanders, Katherine Ward, Sabrina Malone Jenkins, Eve Espey, David K. Turok

Anthropometric indices, blood pressure, and lipid profile status among women using progestin-only contraceptives: comparative cross-sectional study

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Mulu Shiferaw, Woldeteklehaymanot Kassahun, Belay Zawdie

User testing a patient information resource about potential complications of vaginally inserted synthetic mesh

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Nikolina Angelova, Louise Taylor, Lorna McKee, Naomi Fearns, Tracey Mitchell

Prevalence and associated factors of baseline anemia among cervical cancer patients in Tikur Anbesa Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia

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Mulugeta Wassie, Agazhe Aemro, Beletech Fentie

Predictors of HIV/AIDS comprehensive knowledge and acceptance attitude towards people living with HIV/AIDS among unmarried young females in Uganda: a cross-sectional study

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Tesfaldet Mekonnen Estifanos, Chen Hui, Afewerki Weldezgi Tesfai, Mekonnen Estifanos Teklu, Matiwos Araya Ghebrehiwet, Kidane Siele Embaye, Amanuel Kidane Andegiorgish

Correction to: Predictors of timely diagnostic follow-up after an abnormal Pap test among Hispanic women seeking care in El Paso, Texas

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Correction

Thelma Carrillo, Jane R. Montealegre, Christina G. Bracamontes, Michael E. Scheurer, Michele Follen, Zuber D. Mulla

Changes in the regional homogeneity of resting-state magnetic resonance imaging in perimenopausal women

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Min Liu, Hui Yang, Jian Qin, Qianqian Yao, Guihua Yang, Jiang Li

The role of water intake in the severity of pain and menstrual distress among females suffering from primary dysmenorrhea: a semi-experimental study

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Behnaz Torkan, Mahsasadat Mousavi, Samira Dehghani, Leila Hajipour, Narges Sadeghi, Marzieh Ziaei Rad, Ali Montazeri

Evaluating the effect of an educational program on increasing cervical cancer screening behavior among women in Fasa, Iran

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Maryam Heidari Sarvestani, Ali Khani Jeihooni, Zahra Moradi, Azizallah Dehghan

Women’s empowerment and child growth faltering in Ethiopia: evidence from the Demographic and Health Survey

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Alemayehu Gonie Mekonnen, Daniel Bogale Odo, Dabere Nigatu, Adem Sav, Kiya Kedir Abagero

Risk factors for the development of tubo-ovarian abscesses in women with ovarian endometriosis: a retrospective matched case–control study

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Yang Gao, Pengpeng Qu, Yang Zhou, Wei Ding

Barriers in access to healthcare for women with disabilities: a systematic review in qualitative studies

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Behzad Karami Matin, Heather J. Williamson, Ali Kazemi Karyani, Satar Rezaei, Moslem Soofi, Shahin Soltani

Modeling successive birth interval of women in Ethiopia: application of parametric shared frailty and accelerated failure time model

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Nuru Muhammed Mustefa, Denekew Bitew Belay

Clinical analysis of pain after transvaginal mesh surgery in patients with pelvic organ prolapse

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Chang Shi, Ying Zhao, Qing Hu, Runqi Gong, Yitong Yin, Zhijun Xia

Menopause is a natural stage of aging: a qualitative study

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I. M. P. S. Ilankoon, K. Samarasinghe, C. Elgán

Is the use of contraceptives associated with periodontal diseases? A systematic review and meta-analyses

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Micaele Maria Lopes Castro, Maria Karolina Martins Ferreira, Iasmin Encaua Essashika Prazeres, Paula Beatriz de Oliveira Nunes, Marcela Baraúna Magno, Cassiano Kuchenbecker Rösing, Lucianne Cople Maia, Rafael Rodrigues Lima

Serum antioxidant vitamin concentrations and oxidative stress markers associated with symptoms and severity of premenstrual syndrome: a prospective cohort study

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Robyn A. Frankel, Kara A. Michels, Keewan Kim, Daniel L. Kuhr, Ukpebo R. Omosigho, Jean Wactawski-Wende, Lindsay Levine, Neil J. Perkins, Sunni L. Mumford

Exploring how Syrian women manage their health after migration to Germany: results of a qualitative study

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Salma Kikhia, Ghaith Gharib, Alexandra Sauter, Natalia Caldeira Loss Vincens, Julika Loss

Women’s multiple uses of an overdose prevention technology to mitigate risks and harms within a supportive housing environment: a qualitative study

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Geoff Bardwell, Taylor Fleming, Ryan McNeil, Jade Boyd

Evaluation and management of obstetric genital fistulas treated at a pelvic floor centre in Germany

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Christl Reisenauer, Bastian Amend, Claudius Falch, Harald Abele, Sara Yvonne Brucker, Jürgen Andress

Vaginal palpation versus transabdominal ultrasound in the comprehension of pelvic floor muscle contraction after vaginal delivery: a randomised controlled trial

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Mayumi Ikeda, Akiko Mori

Perceptions and experiences of women with premature ovarian insufficiency about sexual health and reproductive health

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Somayeh Moukhah, Behzad Ghorbani, Zahra Behboodi-Moghadam, Simin Zafardoust

Risk and protective factors associated with mental health among female military veterans: results from the veterans’ health study

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Richard E. Adams, Yirui Hu, Charles R. Figley, Thomas G. Urosevich, Stuart N. Hoffman, H. Lester Kirchner, Ryan J. Dugan, Joseph J. Boscarino, Carrie A. Withey, Joseph A. Boscarino

Qualitative exploration of sexual life among breast cancer survivors at reproductive age

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Maryam Maleki, Abbas Mardani, Mansour Ghafourifard, Mojtaba Vaismoradi

Predictive factors for failure of the levonorgestrel releasing intrauterine system in women with heavy menstrual bleeding

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Pleun Beelen, Marian J. van den Brink, Malou C. Herman, Peggy M. Geomini, Ruben G. Duijnhoven, Marlies Y. Bongers

Effects of a dietary modification intervention on menstrual pain and urinary BPA levels: a single group clinical trial

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SoMi Park, ChaeWeon Chung

The importance of patient engagement to quality of breast cancer care and health-related quality of life: a cross-sectional study among Latina breast cancer survivors in rural and urban communities

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Jackie Bonilla, Cristian Escalera, Jasmine Santoyo-Olsson, Cathy Samayoa, Carmen Ortiz, Anita L. Stewart, Anna María Nápoles

Association between body mass index and fragility fracture in postmenopausal women: a cross-sectional study using Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 2008–2009 (KNHANES IV)

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Jihan Kim, Sami Lee, Sung Soo Kim, Jong-Pyo Lee, Jong Sung Kim, Jin Gyu Jung, Seok Jun Yoon, Kyu Pil Kim, Chan-Keol Park, Yong-Hwan Kim

Prevalence and factors associated with modern contraceptives utilization among female adolescents in Uganda

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Quraish Sserwanja, Milton W. Musaba, David Mukunya

Development and validation of a short version of the Female Sexual Function Index in the Spanish population

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Laura Mateu Arrom, Montserrat Girabent-Farrés, Mónica González, Joan Palou, Carlos Errando-Smet, Inés Ramírez-García

Evaluation of zinc and copper levels in vaginal tissues and whole blood: correlation with age

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Anett Csikós, Bence Kozma, Edina Baranyai, Ida Miklós, Kindra Larson, Róbert Póka, Peter Takacs

Alleviating psychological distress associated with a positive cervical cancer screening result: a randomized control trial

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Yukari Isaka, Ai Hori, Rie Tanaka, Masao Ichikawa

Knowledge on cervical cancer and perceived barriers to the uptake of HPV vaccination among health professionals

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Poongodi Chellapandian, Sindhura Myneni, Divya Ravikumar, Padmavathy Padmanaban, Kavin Mozhi James, Vahitha Mala Kunasekaran, Rejili Grace Joy Manickaraj, Christina Puthota Arokiasamy, Poonguzhali Sivagananam, Pandian Balu, Udayakumari Meesala Chelladurai, Vishnu Priya Veeraraghavan, Gayathri Baluswamy, Radhika Nalinakumari Sreekandan, Devakumar Kamaraj, Sumetha Suga Deiva Suga, Malathi Kullappan, Jenifer Mallavarapu Ambrose, Sai Ravi Teja Kamineni, Krishna Mohan Surapaneni

Sacrospinous ligament fixation: medium and long-term anatomical results, functional and quality of life results

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Angeline Favre-Inhofer, Marie Carbonnel, Rouba Murtada, Aurélie Revaux, Jennifer Asmar, Jean-Marc Ayoubi

Psychological predictors of intention and avoidance of attending organized mammography screening in Norway: applying the Extended Parallel Process Model

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Anna Ivanova, Ingela Lundin Kvalem

The relationship of severity in diastasis recti abdominis and pelvic floor dysfunction: a retrospective cohort study

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Hui Fei, Yun Liu, Mengxiong Li, Juan He, Lixiang Liu, Juanhua Li, Ying Wan, Tian Li

Breast cancer screening knowledge among Hungarian women: a cross-sectional study

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Diána Reményi Kissné, Noémi Gede, Zsolt Szakács, István Kiss

Reversals in initially denied Department of Veterans Affairs’ PTSD disability claims after 17 years: a cohort study of gender differences

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Maureen Murdoch, Michele Roxanne Spoont, Nina Aileen Sayer, Shannon Marie Kehle-Forbes, Siamak Noorbaloochi

Conversations between women with vulval lichen sclerosus: a thematic analysis of online forums

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Gemma L. Bentham, Kristyn Manley, Shehrazad Halawa, Lucy Biddle

Pelvic organ prolapse and uterine preservation: a cohort study (POP-UP study)

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Daniel Gagyor, Vladimir Kalis, Martin Smazinka, Zdenek Rusavy, Radovan Pilka, Khaled M. Ismail

“I’ll tell you what’s important to me…”: lessons for women’s health screening

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Bayla M. M. Ostrach

Challenges and opportunities associated with cervical cancer screening programs in a low income, high HIV prevalence context

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Adebola Adedimeji, Rogers Ajeh, Amanda Pierz, Relindis Nkeng, Jackson Jr. Ndenkeh, Norbert Fuhngwa, Denis Nsame, Miriam Nji, Anastase Dzudie, Kathryn M. Anastos, Philip E. Castle

“It was like nobody cared about what I said?” Iranian women committed self-immolation: a qualitative study

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Nader Aghakhani, Violeta Lopez, Naser Parizad, Rahim Baghaei

Relationship between vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms (BsmI, TaqI, ApaI, and FokI) and calcium intake on bone mass in young Japanese women

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Yuri Sakamoto, Fumi Oono, Kaoruko Iida, Pao-Li Wang, Yoichi Tachi

Perception of menopause among women of Sarawak, Malaysia

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S. A. R. Syed Alwi, I. B. Brohi, I. Awi

Technology as the key to women’s empowerment: a scoping review

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April Mackey, Pammla Petrucka

Prevalence of premature ovarian insufficiency and its determinants in Iranian populations: Tehran lipid and glucose study

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Marzieh Rostami Dovom, Razieh ‌Bidhendi-Yarandi, Kazem Mohammad, Maryam Farahmand, Fereidoun Azizi, Fahimeh Ramezani Tehrani

Human papillomavirus infection rate, distribution characteristics, and risk of age in pre- and postmenopausal women

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Yan Shen, Jing Xia, Huihui Li, Yang Xu, Sanping Xu

Spatial distribution and determinants of intimate partner violence among reproductive-age women in Ethiopia: Spatial and Multilevel analysis

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Dessie Abebaw Angaw, Alemakef Wagnew Melesse, Bisrat Misganaw Geremew, Getayeneh Antehunegn Tesema

Awareness of obstetric danger signs among pregnant women in the Democratic Republic of Congo: evidence from a nationwide cross-sectional study

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Dalau Mukadi Nkamba, Gilbert Wembodinga, Pierre Bernard, John Ditekemena, Annie Robert

Psychological interventions for maternal depression among women of African and Caribbean origin: a systematic review

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Dung Ezekiel Jidong, Nusrat Husain, Ayesha Roche, Grace Lourie, Tarela J. Ike, Maisha Murshed, Miriam S. Park, Haruna Karick, Zubairu K. Dagona, Juliet Y. Pwajok, Anil Gumber, Christopher Francis, Pam P. Nyam, Shadrack B. Mwankon

‘Menstruation means impurity’: multilevel interventions are needed to break the menstrual taboo in Nepal

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Debate

Subash Thapa, Arja R. Aro

Economic burden of moderate to severe burns and its association with health-related quality of life of Nigerian women

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Anthonia U. Chinweuba, Ifunanya S. Chinweuba, Faith C. Diorgu, Nneka E. Ubochi, Chinwe S. Ezeruigbo, Kenneth B. Wasini, Anthonia I. Nnabuenyi

Factors associated with delay in seeking treatment among women with pelvic organ prolapse at selected general and referral hospitals of Southern Ethiopia, 2020

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Asfaw Borsamo, Mohammed Oumer, Yared Asmare, Ayanaw Worku

Circulating inflammatory markers may mediate the relationship between low carbohydrate diet and circadian rhythm in overweight and obese women

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Atefeh Tavakoli, Atieh Mirzababaei, Forough Sajadi, Khadijeh Mirzaei

Analysis of the etiologies of female infertility in Yunnan minority areas

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Fen Zhang, Qing Feng, Linna Yang, Xuelian Liu, Lingyun Su, Chunyan Wang, Huimei Yao, Dawei Sun, Yun Feng

Night-shift work duration and breast cancer risk: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis

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E. Manouchehri, A. Taghipour, V. Ghavami, A. Ebadi, F. Homaei, R. Latifnejad Roudsari

Long term follow-up of inguinal endometriosis

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Case report

BoRan Mu, ZhiQiang Zhang, Chongdong Liu, Kunning Zhang, ShuHong Li, JinHua Leng, MengHui Li

Exploring the differences between men’s and women’s perceptions of gender-based violence in rural Tajikistan: a qualitative study

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Research article

Elizabeth A. Wood, Karina E. Wilson, K. D. Jacobs

Respectful focused antenatal care and associated factors among pregnant women who visit Shashemene town public hospitals, Oromia region, Ethiopia: a cross‐sectional study

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Daniel Adane, Agegnehu Bante, Biresaw Wassihun

Accuracy of self-perceived risk perception of breast cancer development in Iranian women

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Karimollah Hajian-Tilaki, Maryam Nikpour

Histological diagnostic criterion for chronic endometritis based on the clinical outcome

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Kimiko Hirata, Fuminori Kimura, Akiko Nakamura, Jun Kitazawa, Aina Morimune, Tetsuro Hanada, Akie Takebayashi, Akiko Takashima, Tsukuru Amano, Shunichiro Tsuji, Shoji Kaku, Ryoji Kushima, Takashi Murakami

A large ovarian steroid cell tumor‐not otherwise specified with a unique combination of benign and malignant features as a challenging cause of oligomenorrhea and hirsutism in a 21‐year‐old Syrian female: a case report

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Case report

Sawsan Ismail, Munawar Hraib, Rana Issa, Thanaa Alassi, Zuheir Alshehabi

Association of decreased grip strength with lower urinary tract symptoms in women: a cross‐sectional study from Korea

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Su-Jin Yang, Jung Ha Park, Yunhwan Oh, Hyeonju Kim, Mihee Kong, Jihyun Moon

The social stigma of infertile women in Zhejiang Province, China: a questionnaire-based study

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Fang Zhang, Yan Lv, Yanting Wang, Xuzhen Cheng, Yuying Yan, Ye Zhang, Yue Wang

Transvaginal strangulated bowel evisceration through uterine perforation due to unsafe abortion: a case report and literature review

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Case report

Landry Wakheu Tchuenkam, Aimé Noula Mbonda, Joel Noutakdie Tochie, Patrick P. Mbem-Ngos, Hugues G. Noah-Ndzie, Guy Aristide Bang

Clinical observation of the regeneration process of defects after breast cancer resection

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Research article

Jun-jie Li, Ye Yang, Qi Wan, Hui Li, Qi-ming Long, Pu-rong Zhang

‘Every medicine is part poison’: a qualitative inquiry into the perceptions and experiences of choosing contraceptive methods of migrant Chinese women living in Australia

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Hankiz Dolan, Mu Li, Deborah Bateson, Rachel Thompson, Chun Wah Michael Tam, Carissa Bonner, Lyndal Trevena

Effect of Paula exercise method on functional outcomes of women with post fistula repair incontinence: a protocol for randomized controlled trial

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Study protocol

Saratu Umar Aliyu, Shmaila M. Hanif, Isa Usman Lawal

Influential factors on quality of life in married Iranian women during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020: a path analysis

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COVID-19
Research article

Zahra Daneshfar, Shahideh Jahanian Sadatmahalleh, Samaneh Youseflu, Mahnaz Bahri Khomami, Anoshiravan Kazemnejad

Commercial sex work among university students: a case study of four public universities in Ghana

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Fred Yao Gbagbo, Josephine Akosua Gbagbo

The role of serum β-trophin and endostatin in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome: Are they correlated?

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Wei Gong, Aikmu Bilixzi, Xinmei Wang, Yanli Lu, Li Wan, Lu Han

Acceptability and safety of the menstrual cups among Iranian women: a cross-sectional study

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Maryam Gharacheh, Fahimeh Ranjbar, Negar Hajinasab, Shima Haghani

The role of unintended pregnancy in internalized stigma among women living with HIV in Kenya

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Sara Chace Dwyer, Aparna Jain, Wilson Liambila, Charlotte E. Warren

Perceptions and experiences of lifestyle interventions in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), as a management strategy for symptoms of PCOS

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Susan Arentz, Caroline A. Smith, Jason Abbott, Alan Bensoussan

Predictors of adequate physical activity within a multiethnic polycystic ovary syndrome patient population: a cross-sectional assessment

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David Huang, Eleni Jaswa, Chia-Ning Kao, Molly Quinn, Marcelle Cedars, Heather Huddleston

Clinical characteristics, treatment status and complications in women with tube ovarian abscess and endometriosis: a retrospective study

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Hui Li, Yan Zhao, Xiao-hong Chang, Yue Wang, Hong-lan Zhu

Cervical cancer in women under 30 years of age in Norway: a population-based cohort study

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Brit Helene Gravdal, Stefan Lönnberg, Gry Baadstrand Skare, Gerhard Sulo, Tone Bjørge

Group meta-cognitive therapy and depression in women with breast cancer: a randomized controlled trial

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Elham Zahedian, Masoud Bahreini, Nezamaddin Ghasemi, Kamran Mirzaei

Predictors of postpartum family planning in Rwanda: the influence of male involvement and healthcare experience

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Pamela Williams, Nicole Santos, Hana Azman-Firdaus, Sabine Musange, Dilys Walker, Felix Sayinzoga, Yea-Hung Chen

Time to first birth and its predictors among reproductive-age women in Ethiopia: inverse Weibull gamma shared frailty model

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Reta Dewau, Fantahun Ayenew Mekonnen, Wullo Sisay Seretew

Motivations to use hormonal contraceptive methods and condoms among HIV-positive and negative women randomized to a progestin contraceptive in Malawi: a qualitative study

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Agatha K. Bula, Kendra Hatfield-Timajchy, John Chapola, L. Chinula, Stacey A. Hurst, Athena P. Kourtis, J. H. Tang

A rise in births following contraceptive failure in France between 2010 and 2016: results from the French national perinatal surveys

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Camille Bonnet, Béatrice Blondel, Caroline Moreau

Women’s cancers in China: a spatio-temporal epidemiology analysis

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Rongxin He, Bin Zhu, Jinlin Liu, Ning Zhang, Wei-Hong Zhang, Ying Mao

A potential role for insulin treatment during pregnancy in reducing postpartum psychological distress in maternal obesity: an administrative population health study

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Jessica S. Jarmasz, Alexandrea Anderson, Margaret E. Bock, Yan Jin, Peter A. Cattini, Chelsea Ruth

A case report of bladder and intestinal endometriosis, and the relationship between sex hormone receptor expression and PIK3CA mutation analysis

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Case report

Akiko Kanto, Yasushi Kotani, Kosuke Murakami, Chiho Miyagawa, Hidekatsu Nakai, Noriomi Matsumura

Does endometriosis increase susceptibility to COVID-19 infections? A case–control study in women of reproductive age

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COVID-19
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Bahram Moazzami, Shahla Chaichian, Saeed Samie, Masoumeh Majidi Zolbin, Fatemeh Jesmi, Meisam Akhlaghdoust, Mahin Ahmadi Pishkuhi, Zahra Sadat Mirshafiei, Fereshteh Khalilzadeh, Dorsa Safari

An ecological momentary assessment study of physical activity behaviors among mothers of toddlers from low-income households

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Research article

Katherine L. Campbell, Yan Wang, Ann Pulling Kuhn, Maureen M. Black, Erin R. Hager

The HER Salt Lake media campaign: comparing characteristics and outcomes of clients who make appointments online versus standard scheduling

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Ines Suarez-García, Belén Alejos, Maria-Jesús Pérez-Elías, Jose-Antonio Iribarren, Asunción Hernando, Margarita Ramírez, María Tasias, Mario Pascual, Inma Jarrin, Victoria Hernando, Santiago Moreno, Inma Jarrín, David Dalmau, Maria Luisa Navarro, Maria Isabel González, Federico Garcia, Eva Poveda, Jose Antonio Iribarren, Félix Gutiérrez, Rafael Rubio, Francesc Vidal, Juan Berenguer, Juan González, M.Ángeles Muñoz-Fernández, Inmaculada Jarrin, Belén Alejos, Cristina Moreno, Carlos Iniesta, Luis Miguel Garcia Sousa, Nieves Sanz Perez, Marta Rava, Irene Consuegra Fernández, Esperanza Merino, Gema García, Irene Portilla, Iván Agea, Joaquín Portilla, José Sánchez-Payá, Juan Carlos Rodríguez, Lina Gimeno, Livia Giner, Marcos Díez, Melissa Carreres, Sergio Reus, Vicente Boix, Diego Torrús, Ana López Lirola, Dácil García, Felicitas Díaz-Flores, Juan Luis Gómez, María del Mar Alonso, Ricardo Pelazas, Jehovana Hernández, María Remedios Alemán, María Inmaculada Hernández, Víctor Asensi, Eulalia Valle, María Eugenia Rivas Carmenado, Tomás Suárez-Zarracina Secades, Laura Pérez Is, Federico Pulido, Otilia Bisbal, Asunción Hernando, Lourdes Domínguez, David Rial Crestelo, Laura Bermejo, Mireia Santacreu, José Antonio Iribarren, Julio Arrizabalaga, María José Aramburu, Xabier Camino, Francisco Rodríguez-Arrondo, Miguel Ángel von Wichmann, Lidia Pascual Tomé, Miguel Ángel Goenaga, Mª Jesús Bustinduy, Harkaitz Azkune, Maialen Ibarguren, Aitziber Lizardi, Xabier Kortajarena, Mª Pilar Carmona Oyaga, Maitane Umerez Igartua, Mar Masiá, Sergio Padilla, Catalina Robledano, Joan Gregori Colomé, Araceli Adsuar, Rafael Pascual, Marta Fernández, José Alberto García, Xavier Barber, Vanessa Agullo Re, Javier Garcia Abellán, Reyes+ Pascual Pérez, María Roca, Roberto Muga, Arantza Sanvisens, Daniel Fuster, Juan Carlos López Bernaldo de Quirós, Isabel Gutiérrez, Margarita Ramírez, Belén Padilla, Paloma Gijón, Teresa Aldamiz-Echevarría, Francisco Tejerina, Francisco José Parras, Pascual Balsalobre, Cristina Diez, Leire Pérez Latorre, Chiara Fanciulli, Joaquín Peraire, Consuelo Viladés, Sergio Veloso, Montserrat Vargas, Montserrat Olona, Anna Rull, Esther Rodríguez-Gallego, Verónica Alba, Alfonso Javier Castellanos, Miguel López-Dupla, Marta Montero Alonso, José López Aldeguer, Marino Blanes Juliá, María Tasias Pitarch, Iván Castro Hernández, Eva Calabuig Muñoz, Sandra Cuéllar Tovar, Miguel Salavert Lletí, Juan Fernández Navarro, Juan González-Garcia, Francisco Arnalich, José Ramón Arribas, Jose Ignacio Bernardino de la Serna, Carmen Busca, Joanna Cano, Julen Cardiñanos, Juan Miguel Castro, Ana Delgado Hierro, Luis Escosa, Pedro Herranz, Víctor Hontañón, Silvia García-Bujalance, Milagros García López-Hortelano, Alicia González-Baeza, Rosa de Miguel, Maria Luz Martín-Carbonero, Mario Mayoral, Maria Jose Mellado, Rafael Esteban Micán, Rocio Montejano, María Luisa Montes, Victoria Moreno, Ignacio Pérez-Valero, Guadalupe Rúa Cebrián, Berta Rodés, Talia Sainz, Elena Sendagorta, Eulalia Valencia, José Ramón Blanco, José Antonio Oteo, Valvanera Ibarra, Luis Metola, Mercedes Sanz, Laura Pérez-Martínez, Piedad Arazo, Gloria Sampériz, Angels Jaén, Montse Sanmartí, Mireia Cairó, Javier Martinez-Lacasa, Pablo Velli, Roser Font, Marina Martinez, Francesco Aiello, Maria Rivero Marcotegui, Jesús Repáraz, María Gracia Ruiz de Alda, María Teresa de León Cano, Beatriz Pierola Ruiz de Galarreta, María José Amengual, Gemma Navarro, Manel Cervantes Garcia, Sonia Calzado Isbert, Marta Navarro Vilasaro, Ignacio de los Santos, Jesús Sanz Sanz, Ana Salas Aparicio, Cristina Sarria Cepeda, Lucio Garcia-Fraile Fraile, Enrique Martín Gayo, José Luis Casado Osorio, Fernando Dronda Nuñez, Ana Moreno Zamora, Maria Jesús Pérez Elías, Carolina Gutiérrez, Nadia Madrid, Santos del Campo Terrón, Sergio Serrano Villar, Maria Jesús Vivancos Gallego, Javier Martínez Sanz, Usua Anxa Urroz, Tamara Velasco, Enrique Bernal, Alfredo Cano Sanchez, Antonia Alcaraz García, Joaquín Bravo Urbieta, Ángeles Muñoz Perez, Maria Jose Alcaraz, Maria del Carmen Villalba, Federico García, José Hernández Quero, Leopoldo Muñoz Medina, Marta Alvarez, Natalia Chueca, David Vinuesa García, Clara Martinez-Montes, Carlos Guerrero Beltrán, Adolfo de Salazar Gonzalez, Ana Fuentes Lopez, Jorge Del Romero, Montserrat Raposo Utrilla, Carmen Rodríguez, Teresa Puerta, Juan Carlos Carrió, Mar Vera, Juan Ballesteros, Oskar Ayerdi, Antonio Antela, Elena Losada, Melchor Riera, María Peñaranda, Mª Angels Ribas, Antoni A. 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Oral contraceptives and hypertension in women: results of the enrolment phase of Tabari Cohort Study

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Mahdi Afshari, Reza Alizadeh-Navaei, Mahmood Moosazadeh

Prediction of distant metastatic recurrence by tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes in hormone receptor-positive breast cancer

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Koji Takada, Shinichiro Kashiwagi, Yuka Asano, Wataru Goto, Rika Kouhashi, Akimichi Yabumoto, Sae Ishihara, Tamami Morisaki, Masatsune Shibutani, Hiroaki Tanaka, Kosei Hirakawa, Masaichi Ohira

Individual, family, and community factors related to loneliness in mothers raising children less than 3 years of age: a cross-sectional study

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Azusa Arimoto, Etsuko Tadaka

Iranian superwomen's career experiences: a qualitative study

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Maryam Nosrati Beigzadeh, Hossein Ghamari Givi, Ali Rezaei Sharif, Ali Sheykholeslami, Leila Reisy, Hadi Hassankhani

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Xinmei Wang, Juan Xu, Yang Gao, Pengpeng Qu

Body image dissatisfaction and lower self-esteem as major predictors of poor sleep quality in gynecological cancer patients after surgery: cross-sectional study

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Amina Aquil, Ouassil EL Kherchi, Naoual EL Azmaoui, Mustapha Mouallif, Maroua Guerroumi, Aziz Chokri, Arumugam R. Jayakumar, Abdellatif Benider, Abdeljalil Elgot

Understanding female and male empowerment in Burkina Faso using the project-level Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (pro-WEAI): a longitudinal study

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Benjamin T. Crookston, Josh H. West, Siena F. Davis, P. Cougar Hall, Greg Seymour, Bobbi L. Gray

The impact of effective communication skills training on the status of marital burnout among married women

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Alireza Jafari, Ali Alami, Elham Charoghchian, Ali Delshad Noghabi, Mahbobeh Nejatian

Correction to: Sexual assault: women’s voices on the health impacts of not being believed by police

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Karen McQueen, Jodie Murphy-Oikonen, Ainsley Miller, Lori Chambers

Prevalence of premenstrual syndrome and its association with psychosocial and lifestyle variables: a cross-sectional study from Palestine

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Reem Abu Alwafa, Manal Badrasawi, Raheeq Haj Hamad

Disrupted mothering in Iranian mothers with breast cancer: a hybrid concept analysis

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Effat Mazaheri, Akram Ghahramanian, Leila Valizadeh, Vahid Zamanzadeh, Tonia C. Onyeka

Fractional CO2 laser treatment effect on cervicovaginal lavage zinc and copper levels: a prospective cohort study

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Attila G. Sipos, Krisztina Pákozdy, Szilvia Jäger, Kindra Larson, Peter Takacs, Bence Kozma

Changes in physical activity across pregnancy among Chinese women: a longitudinal cohort study

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Yan Lü, Yahui Feng, Shuai Ma, Yu Jiang, Liangkun Ma

Urinary dysfunction in women following total mesorectal excision versus partial mesorectal excision for treatment of rectal cancer

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Henry H. Chill, Shani Y. Parnasa, Noam Shussman, Roie Alter, Briggite Helou, Adiel Cohen, Alon J. Pikarsky, David Shveiky

Correction to: Quality of life after laparoscopic hysterectomy versus abdominal hysterectomy

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Yasushi Kotani, Kosuke Murakami, Risa Fujishima, Akiko Kanto, Hisamitsu Takaya, Masao Shimaoka, Hidekatsu Nakai, Noriomi Matsumura

Different clinical parameters inform epicardial fat thickness in pre- and post-menopausal women with obstructive sleep apnea

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Yong Zhang, Jian Wang, Wen Shui, Zhenxia Zhang, Juan Li, Jin Ma

CCDC114, DNAI2 and TOP2A involves in the effects of tibolone treatment on postmenopausal endometrium

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Yanhua Lv, Yanqing Liu, Yueqiang Wang, Fanrong Kong, Qiuxiang Pang, Guirong Hu

Economic empowerment and intimate partner violence: a secondary data analysis of the cross-sectional Demographic Health Surveys in Sub-Saharan Africa

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Heidi Stöckl, Anushé Hassan, Meghna Ranganathan, Abigail M. Hatcher

Change in medical practice over time? A register based study of regional trends in hysterectomy in Finland in 2001–2018

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Tiina Vikstedt, Martti Arffman, Satu Heliövaara-Peippo, Kristiina Manderbacka, Eeva Reissell, Ilmo Keskimäki

A 5-year experience on perinatal outcome of placenta accreta spectrum disorder managed by cesarean hysterectomy in southern Iranian women

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Maryam Kasraeian, Atefe Hashemi, Kamran Hessami, Shaghayegh Moradi Alamdarloo, Razie Vahdani, Homeira Vafaei, Fateme Sadat Najib, Zahra Shiravani, Behnaz Razavi, Nahid Homayoon, Mahsa Nayebi, Khadije Bazrafshan, Mojgan Akbarzadeh Jahromi

Modified laparoscopic lateral suspension with a five-arm mesh in pelvic organ prolapse surgery

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Eren Akbaba, Burak Sezgin

Correction to: Breastfeeding history and the risk of overweight and obesity in middle-aged women

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Elżbieta Cieśla, Ewa Stochmal, Stanisław Głuszek, Edyta Suliga

Reductions in endometriosis-associated pain among women treated with elagolix are consistent across a range of baseline characteristics reflective of real-world patients

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Mauricio S. Abrao, Eric Surrey, Keith Gordon, Michael C. Snabes, Hui Wang, Horia Ijacu, Hugh S. Taylor

Perianal ultrasound (PAUS): visualization of sphincter muscles and comparison with digital-rectal examination (DRE) in females

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Miriam Hölscher, Charlotte Gräf, Anna-Lena Stickelmann, Elmar Stickeler, Laila Najjari

Women of reproductive age in a tertiary intensive care unit: indications, outcome and the impact of pregnancy—a retrospective cohort study

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Karishma P. Ramlakhan, Diederik Gommers, Carmen E. R. M. Jacobs, Khaoula Makouri, Johannes J. Duvekot, Irwin K. M. Reiss, Arie Franx, Jolien W. Roos-Hesselink, Jérôme M. J. Cornette

Malignant transformation of hepatic endometriosis: a case report and literature review

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Dandan Wang, Qing Yang, Huaitao Wang, Chang Liu

Relugolix, an oral gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) receptor antagonist, in women with endometriosis-associated pain: phase 2 safety and efficacy 24-week results

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Yutaka Osuga, Yoshifumi Seki, Masataka Tanimoto, Takeru Kusumoto, Kentarou Kudou, Naoki Terakawa

Implementation of HPV-based screening in Burkina Faso: lessons learned from the PARACAO hybrid-effectiveness study

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Keitly Mensah, Charles Kaboré, Salifou Zeba, Magali Bouchon, Véronique Duchesne, Dolorès Pourette, Pierre DeBeaudrap, Alexandre Dumont

Significance of serum and pathological biomarkers in fertility-sparing treatment for endometrial cancer or atypical hyperplasia: a retrospective cohort study

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Yiqin Wang, Rong Zhou, Xiaobo Zhang, Huixin Liu, Danhua Shen, Jianliu Wang

Ten-year follow up of cosmetic outcome, overall survival, and disease-free survival in endoscope-assisted partial mastectomy with filling of dead space using absorbable mesh for stage ≤ IIA breast cancer: comparison with conventional conservative method

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Nobuyuki Takemoto, Ai Koyanagi, Hiroshi Yamamoto

Modeling spatial determinates of teenage pregnancy in Ethiopia; geographically weighted regression

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Seblewongel Tigabu, Alemneh Mekuriaw Liyew, Bisrat Misganaw Geremew

The effect of mindfulness-based stress reduction on resilience of vulnerable women at drop-in centers in the southeast of Iran

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Hamideh Adelian, Sedigheh Khodabandeh Shahraki, Sakineh Miri, Jamileh Farokhzadian

The effect of nutrition education based on PRECEDE model on iron deficiency anemia among female students

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Ali Khani Jeihooni, Sanaz Hoshyar, Pooyan Afzali Harsini, Tayebeh Rakhshani

Clinical application of the 2011 IFCPC colposcope terminology

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Bei Zhang, Shuhui Hong, Guihui Zhang, Fengnian Rong

Impact of surgery on quality of life of Ugandan women with symptomatic pelvic organ prolapse: a prospective cohort study

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Musa Kayondo, Dan Kabonge Kaye, Richard Migisha, Rodgers Tugume, Paul Kalyebara Kato, Henry Mark Lugobe, Verena Geissbüehler

Health and suffering are associated with social support: a cross-sectional study of women and mothers with exhaustion and pain

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Anja Gebhardt, Ann Langius-Eklöf, Susanne Andermo, Maria Arman

Lifestyle modifications after the diagnosis of gynecological cancer

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Daniela Paepke, Clea Wiedeck, Alexander Hapfelmeier, Marion Kiechle, Christine Brambs

Predictors of contraceptive method discontinuation among adolescent and young women in three West African countries (Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger)

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Adja Mariam Ouédraogo, Adama Baguiya, Rachidatou Compaoré, Kadari Cissé, Désiré Lucien Dahourou, Anthony Somé, Halima Tougri, Seni Kouanda

Menopausal symptoms are associated with oral sensory complaints in perimenopausal women: an observational study

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Tomoharu Taga, Kayoko Ito, Kiyoshi Takamatsu, Mariko Ogawa, Saori Funayama, Makoto Inoue

Management of uterine cystic adenomyosis by laparoscopic surgery: case report

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Cheng-Zhi Zhao, Bin Wang, Chun-yan Zhong, Shen-tao Lu, Li Lei

Inappropriate surgery in a patient with misdiagnosed Robert’s uterus

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Iori Kisu, Kanako Nakamura, Tetsuro Shiraishi, Tomoko Iijima, Moito Iijima, Kiyoko Matsuda, Nobumaru Hirao

Administration of oxytocin antagonist at the same time as using a Foley catheter with cotton swab before embryo transfer for cervical stenosis

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Heesuk Chae

Premenstrual dysphoric disorder is associated with the longer length from clitoris to urethra

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Zheng Li, Meng-jiao Xu, Ying Jin, Bing-gen Zhu

Clinical and sociodemographic factors associated with late stage cervical cancer diagnosis in Botswana

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Tara M. Friebel-Klingner, Rebecca Luckett, Lisa Bazzett-Matabele, Tlotlo B. Ralefala, Barati Monare, Mercy Nkuba Nassali, Doreen Ramogola-Masire, Memory Bvochora, Nandita Mitra, Douglas Wiebe, Timothy R. Rebbeck, Anne Marie McCarthy, Surbhi Grover

Towards OPtimal TIming and Method for promoting sUstained adherence to lifestyle and body weight recommendations in postMenopausal breast cancer survivors (the OPTIMUM-study): protocol for a longitudinal mixed-method study

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Sandra J. M. van Cappellen-van Maldegem, Floortje Mols, Nicole Horevoorts, Anja de Kruif, Laurien M. Buffart, Dounya Schoormans, Hester Trompetter, Sandra Beijer, Nicole P. M. Ezendam, Michiel de Boer, Renate Winkels, Ellen Kampman, Jantine Schuit, Lonneke van de Poll-Franse, Jacob C. Seidell, Meeke Hoedjes

Late presentation of extrauterine adenomyomas after laparoscopic morcellation at hysterectomy: a case report

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Mohammed Nagdi Zaki, Aafia Mohammed Farooq Gheewale, Nada Ibrahim, Ibrahim Abd Elrahman

Intrathoracic ureteric stent migration through a reno-pleural fistula: a case report of rare antegrade ureteric stenting complication

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Yi-Hsuan Chen, Marcelo Chen, Yu-Hsin Chen

The multistep process of vaginal cancer arising from deep infiltrating endometriosis: a case report

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Jee Hyun Kim, Seung Hun Song, Gwangil Kim, Kyoung Ah Kim, Woo Ram Kim

Women’s decision-making power in a context of free reproductive healthcare and family planning in rural Burkina Faso

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Camille Beaujoin, Alice Bila, Frank Bicaba, Véronique Plouffe, Abel Bicaba, Thomas Druetz

Self-assessment of attitudes towards conditions to provide safe abortion among new medical graduates in Thailand, 2018: an application of cross-sectional survey with factor analysis

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Nithiwat Saengruang, Nisachol Cetthakrikul, Anond Kulthanmanusorn, Somtanuek Chotchoungchatchai, Nareerut Pudpong, Rapeepong Suphanchaimat

Association of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) with ovarian cancer: a nationwide population-based retrospective cohort study from Taiwan

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Cherry Yin-Yi Chang, Kent Yu-Hsien Lin, Chien-Chu Huang, Wu-Chou Lin

Effects of backhand stroke styles on bone mineral content and density in postmenopausal recreational tennis players: a cross-sectional pilot investigation

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Ho-Seng Wang, Yi-Shan Tsai, Yung-Chih Chen, Hsiao-Han Chao, Hsin-Shih Lin, Yi-Pin Chiang, Hou-Yu Chen

Translation and validation of the Chinese version of the MD Anderson symptom inventory for measuring perioperative symptom burden in patients with gynecologic cancer

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Ting Zhang, Ying-ying Zheng, Zhi-rong Yang, Qiuling Shi, Xin Shelley Wang, Jun Zhao, Min Yang, Chun-lin Wu, Guo-rong Wang

The use of Web-based interactive technology to promote HPV vaccine uptake among young females: a randomized controlled trial

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Qi Wang, Wen Zhang

Time to first birth and its determinants among married female youths in Ethiopia, 2020: survival analysis based on EDHS 2016

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Desalegn Anmut Bitew, Yohannes Ayanaw Habitu, Abebaw Addis Gelagay

Prevalence and factors associated with menstruation-related school absenteeism among adolescent girls in rural northern Ghana

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Maxwell Tii Kumbeni, Florence Assibi Ziba, Joana Apenkwa, Easmon Otupiri

Association between sleep quality and central obesity among southern Chinese reproductive-aged women

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Bingbing Li, Nan Liu, Donghui Guo, Bo Li, Yan Liang, Lingling Huang, Xiaoxiao Wang, Zhenzhen Su, Guozeng Zhang, Peixi Wang

Breast conserving surgery using oxidized regenerated cellulose as filling biomaterial: recommendations to improve clinical outcomes

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Gianluca Franceschini

Fertility sparing surgery in malignant ovarian Germ cell tumor (MOGCT): 15 years experiences

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Narges Zamani, Mohadese Rezaei Poor, Sedigheh Ghasemian Dizajmehr, Shima Alizadeh, Mitra Modares Gilani

Individual and community-level risk factors of women’s acceptance of intimate partner violence in Ethiopia: multilevel analysis of 2011 Ethiopian Demographic Health Survey

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Emiru Merdassa Atomssa, Araya Abrha Medhanyie, Girmatsion Fisseha

Adenomyoepithelioma of the breast with prominent cystic changes: a case report

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Feng Chen, Hengping Wu, Yujian Liu, Minli Lv, Jianquan Zhong

Inflammatory vaginitis in women on long-term rituximab treatment for autoimmune disorders

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Laura Yockey, Sarah Dowst, Reza Zonozi, Noah Huizenga, Patrick Murphy, Karen Laliberte, Jillian Rosenthal, John L. Niles, Caroline M. Mitchell

Bayesian semi-parametric spatial modelling of intimate partner violence in Namibia using 2013 Demographic Health Survey Data

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Oludoyinmola Ojifinni, Innocent Maposa, Latifat Ibisomi

Exploring the barriers to Pap smear test in Iranian women: a qualitative study

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Tayebeh Marashi, Seyed Fahim Irandoost, Javad Yoosefi Lebni, Goli Soofizad

‘I can no longer do my work like how I used to’: a mixed methods longitudinal cohort study exploring how informal working mothers balance the requirements of livelihood and safe childcare in South Africa

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Christiane Horwood, Rachael Hinton, Lyn Haskins, Silondile Luthuli, Sphindile Mapumulo, Nigel Rollins

The effect of educational program based on beliefs, subjective norms and perceived behavior control on doing pap-smear test in sample of Iranian women

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Ali Khani Jeihooni, Hanieh Jormand, Pooyan Afzali Harsini

Nodular malignant melanoma in vulvar skin without pigmentation: a case report

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Jing Nie, Yan Li, Xue Shen, Yan Liu, Haipeng Shi, Yonghong Lu

Prevalence of bacterial uropathogens and their antimicrobial susceptibility patterns among pregnant women in Eastern Ethiopia: hospital-based cross-sectional study

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Alemseged Workneh Ejerssa, Diriba Alemayehu Gadisa, Teferra Abula Orjino

Maintenance of smoking cessation in Korean single mothers

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Mi-Ji Lee, Kang-Sook Lee

Investigation of the relationship between hot flashes, sweating and sleep quality in perimenopausal and postmenopausal women: the mediating effect of anxiety and depression

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Qian Zhou, Baisong Wang, Qi Hua, Qin Jin, Jun Xie, Jing Ma, Furui Jin

Human immune deficiency virus among cervical cancer patients at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia: a cross sectional study

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Mulugeta Wassie, Beletech Fentie, Tseganesh Asefa

A review on the relationship between anti-mullerian hormone and fertility in treating young breast cancer patients

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Yixuan Song, Hong Liu

The effect of a training program on maternal role adaptation and self-esteem of mothers with preterm infants: a quasi-experimental study

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Maryam Sohrabi, Mansooreh Azizzadeh forouzi, Roghayeh Mehdipour-Rabori, Behnaz Bagherian, Monirsadat Nematollahi

The association of osteoporosis knowledge and beliefs with preventive behaviors in postmenopausal breast cancer survivors

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Stacyann Bailey, Jenny Lin

Pseudoaneurysm of the uterine artery post loop electrosurgical excision procedure

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Judith Ong, Kelvin Lee, Soe-Na Choo, Stanley Loh, Li Min Lim, Yee Yong Chen, Kuldip Singh

Prevalence and correlates of sexual violence among adolescent girls and young women: findings from a cross-sectional study in a South African university

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Anthony Idowu Ajayi, Elmon Mudefi, Eyitayo Omolara Owolabi

Methods women use for induced abortion and sources of services: insights from poor urban settlements of Accra, Ghana

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Caesar Agula, Elizabeth G. Henry, Patrick O. Asuming, Charles Agyei-Asabere, Mawuli Kushitor, David Canning, Iqbal Shah, Ayaga A. Bawah

Intrauterine devices migrated into the bladder: two case reports and literature review

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Guangtao Liu, Feifei Li, Min Ao, Guimin Huang

Combination of pioglitazone and clomiphene citrate versus clomiphene citrate alone for infertile women with the polycystic ovarian syndrome

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Maliheh Amirian, Sedigheh Shariat Moghani, Faezeh Jafarian, Masoumeh Mirteimouri, Shima Nikdoust, Shabnam Niroumand, Maryam Salehi, Aryan Payrovnaziri

An exploratory analysis of work engagement among women with and without disordered eating

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Mikaela Willmer, Josefin Westerberg Jacobson, Magnus Lindberg

Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding cervical cancer screening among women in metropolitan Lima, Peru: a cross-sectional study

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Michelle M. Pieters, Rae Jean Proeschold-Bell, Emily Coffey, Megan J. Huchko, Lavanya Vasudevan

Use of community-based interventions to promote family planning use among pastoralist women in Ethiopia: cluster randomized controlled trial

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Mussie Alemayehu, Araya Abrha Medhanyie, Elizabeth Reed, Afework Mulugeta Bezabih

A case of adenomyosis with leiomyoma that was effectively treated with relugolix and kamishoyosan add-on therapy

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Yukifumi Sasamori, Kohei Takehara, Tsuyoshi Terashima, Takako Onodera, Keita Yatsuki, Ippei Nakagawa, Yuko Takahashi, Haruka Nishida, Takayuki Ichinose, Haruko Hiraike, Kazunori Nagasaka

Individual and context correlates of the oral pill and condom use among Brazilian female adolescents

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Ana Luiza Vilela Borges, Luciane Simões Duarte, Alejandra Andrea Roman Lay, Elizabeth Fujimori

Impact of health talks on knowledge, attitudes and perception of breast cancer screening and treatment amongst healthcare staff by a breast surgical unit in a public healthcare institution: a cross-sectional study

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