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Thromb Haemost 1997; 78(01): 770-780
DOI: 10.1055/s-0038-1657627
Hormone replacement therapy in postmenopausal women and cardiovascular risk
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Postmenopausal Hormone Replacement Therapy and Cardiovascular Disease

Claudia U Chae
1   Division of Preventive Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
3   The Cardiac Unit, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
,
Paul M Ridker
1   Division of Preventive Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
2   The Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
,
JoAnn E Manson
1   Division of Preventive Medicine, Boston, MA, USA
4   The Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA
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