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J Caring Sci. 2020;9(1): 47-56. doi: 10.34172/jcs.2020.008
PMID: 32296659        PMCID: PMC7146731

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The Effect of Micronutrients on Pain Management of Primary Dysmenorrhea: a Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis

Marzieh Saei Ghare Naz 1 ORCID, Zahra Kiani 2 ORCID, Farzaneh Rashidi Fakari 2 ORCID, Vida Ghasemi 2 ORCID, Masoumeh Abed 3 ORCID, Giti Ozgoli 4 * ORCID

Cited by CrossRef: 16

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