Women's Health Issues
Volume 14, Issue 2 , Pages 31-34 , March 2004

A wake-up call to advance women's health

  • Rosaly Correa-de-Araujo, MD, MSc, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Rosaly Correa-de-Araujo, MD, MSc, PhD, Senior Advisor on Women's Health, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 540 Gaither Road, Rockville, Maryland, 20850, USA; Phone: 301-427-1550; Fax: 301-427-1562.
    • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, Maryland, USA

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☆ The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality or the Federal government.

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doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2004.03.005

Women's Health Issues
Volume 14, Issue 2 , Pages 31-34 , March 2004

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