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Post-menopausal changes and dementing illness: Ovarian steroids as the causal link?

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  1. Laboratories of Neuroendocrinology Institute of Neurology “C. Mondino”, University of Pavia, Via Palestro 3, 27100, Pavia, Italy

    A. Costa, R. E. Nappi, L. Bernasconi & G. Nappi

  2. Laboratories of Neuropsychology, Institute of Neurology “C. Mondino”, University of Pavia, Italy

    E. Sinforiani & M. Mauri

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Costa, A., Nappi, R.E., Sinforiani, E. et al. Post-menopausal changes and dementing illness: Ovarian steroids as the causal link?. Aging Clin Exp Res 9 (Suppl 4), 66–67 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03339712

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