Prevalence and Predictors of Night Sweats, Day Sweats, and Hot Flashes in Older Primary Care Patients: An OKPRN Study

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عنوان ژورنال: The Annals of Family Medicine

سال: 2004

ISSN: 1544-1709,1544-1717

DOI: 10.1370/afm.72