HEALTH OF WOMAN. 2017.8(124):124–129

Nami Kirihara, Masato Kamitomo, Tatsunori Tabira, Takashi Hashimoto, Hiroko Taniguchi, Takatsugu Maeda
Abridged version. Adapted – S.A. Shurpyak

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