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Original Article

Could androgens protect middle-aged women from cardiovascular events? A population-based study of Swedish women: The Women's Health in the Lund Area (WHILA) Study

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Pages 386-392 | Received 14 Sep 2006, Accepted 09 Feb 2007, Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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