New equol supplement for relieving menopausal symptoms: Randomized, placebo-controlled trial of Japanese women

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• Publication year

  2009

• Venue

  Menopause

• Publication date

  2009-01-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine

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  DOI 10.1097/gme.0b013e31818379faPMID 19131846
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