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Person in practice
Personal reflections on the menopause journey
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  1. Abi Berger
  1. General Practitioner, London, UK
  1. Correspondence to Dr Abi Berger c/o journal{at}fsrh.org

https://doi.org/10.1136/jfprhc-2016-101519

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