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Postmenopausal sex hormones: comparing apples and pears

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  1. Department of Cardiology 5F020, VU University Medical Center, De Boelenlaan 1117, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

    Y. Appelman

  2. Department of Obstretics, Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine, VU University Medical Center, De Boelenlaan 1117, 1081 HV, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

    C. B. Lambalk

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Appelman, Y., Lambalk, C.B. Postmenopausal sex hormones: comparing apples and pears. Neth Heart J 21, 173–174 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12471-013-0385-z

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