Research ArticleOriginal Research
Natural History of Menopause Symptoms in Primary Care Patients: A MetroNet Study
Jinping Xu, Monina Bartoces, Anne Victoria Neale, Rhonda K. Dailey, Justin Northrup and Kendra L. Schwartz
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Practice September 2005, 18 (5) 374-382; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.18.5.374
Jinping Xu
MD, MS
Monina Bartoces
PhD
Anne Victoria Neale
PhD, MPH
Rhonda K. Dailey
MD
Justin Northrup
MPT
Kendra L. Schwartz
MD, MSPH

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The Journal of the American Board of Family
Practice
Vol. 18, Issue 5
1 Sep 2005
Natural History of Menopause Symptoms in Primary Care Patients: A MetroNet Study
Jinping Xu, Monina Bartoces, Anne Victoria Neale, Rhonda K. Dailey, Justin Northrup, Kendra L. Schwartz
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Practice Sep 2005, 18 (5) 374-382; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.18.5.374
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