Hormone-Replacement Therapy, Dementia and Stroke
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Hormone Replacement Therapy and Stroke
Despite major progress in treatment and prevention, stroke remains the leading cause of disability and the third leading cause of death, surpassed only by heart disease and cancer, in the United States.1 An estimated 500 000 to 600 000 first and 100 000 recurrent strokes occur each year, and '160 000 of these are fatal.2 Among stroke survivors, the burden of long-term disability is great. In th...
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عنوان ژورنال: Women's Health
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1745-5065,1745-5065
DOI: 10.2217/17455057.3.6.699