Serum Estrogen Metabolites and Systolic Blood Pressure Among Middle-Aged and Older Women and Men
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Serum estrogen metabolites and systolic blood pressure among middle-aged and older women and men.
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عنوان ژورنال: American Journal of Hypertension
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0895-7061,1941-7225
DOI: 10.1038/ajh.2009.155