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Common sex hormone abnormalities in women

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  1. Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes Mellitus, St. Vincent’s Hospital, Elm Park, Dublin

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The author is pleased to acknowledge the essential contributions of Sean Cunningham, PhD, Therese Loughlin, MB, and Marie Culliton, FIMLS, Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes Mellitus, St. Vincent’s Hospital, and of P. P. A. Smyth, PhD, Department of Medicine, Woodview, University College Dublin. This manuscript and several of those cited in this paper were prepared by Ms. Eileen Reid whose expert secretarial skills are greatly appreciated.

This paper was presented by T. J. McKenna for the Graves Lecture, 1984.

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McKenna, T.J. Common sex hormone abnormalities in women. I.J.M.S. 154, 131–139 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02937255

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