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Balan V.E.

M.F. Vladimirsky Moscow Regional Research Clinical Institute

Kharicheva E.I.

Small innovative enterprise ARTBIO LLC

Ponomareva Yu.V.

Small innovative enterprise ARTBIO LLC

Tikhomirova E.V.

Moscow University “Synergy”

Zhuravel’ A.S.

V.I. Krasnopolsky Moscow Regional Research Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Orlova S.A.

V.I. Krasnopolsky Moscow Regional Scientific Research Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Scleroatrophic lichen of the vulva: is it possible to solve the problem?

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Balan V.E., Kharicheva E.I., Ponomareva Yu.V., Tikhomirova E.V., Zhuravel’ A.S., Orlova S.A.

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Balan VE, Kharicheva EI, Ponomareva YuV, Tikhomirova EV, Zhuravel’ AS, Orlova SA. Scleroatrophic lichen of the vulva: is it possible to solve the problem? Russian Bulletin of Obstetrician-Gynecologist. 2025;25(5):47‑53. (In Russ.)
https://doi.org/10.17116/rosakush20252505147

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