Low use of effective and safe therapies for moderate to severe menopausal symptoms: a cross-sectional community study of Australian women.

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Published in Menopause on January 01, 2016

Authors

Roisin Worsley1, Robin J Bell, Pragya Gartoulla, Susan R Davis

Author Affiliations

1: From the Women's Health Research Program, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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