Effect of estrogen replacement therapy on metabolic risk factors for cardiovascular diseases in hysterectomized postmenopausal women
Abstract Estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) has been associated with favorable effects on risk factors for atherosclerosis. In observational studies ERT was also suggested to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease in postmenopausal women, but the cardioprotective role of estrogen has been challe...
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| Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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University of Oulu
2003
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| Online Access: | http://urn.fi/urn:isbn:9514272404 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:9514272404 |