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Ambiquities of aging: Japanese experience and perceptions of menopause

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Lock, M. Ambiquities of aging: Japanese experience and perceptions of menopause. Cult Med Psych 10, 23–46 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00053261

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