Hormone therapy, dementia, and cognition: the Women's Health Initiative 10 years on
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Hormone therapy after the Women's Health Initiative: a qualitative study
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عنوان ژورنال: Climacteric
سال: 2012
ISSN: 1369-7137,1473-0804
DOI: 10.3109/13697137.2012.660613