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  1. Department of Social and Preventative Medicine, University of Manitoba, R3T 2N2, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

    Patricia A. Kaufert & Penny Gilbert

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Kaufert, P.A., Gilbert, P. Women, menopause, and medicalization. Cult Med Psych 10, 7–21 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00053260

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