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Increased Risk of Mental Illness and Suicide in Oral Contraceptive and Hormone Replacement Therapy Studies

ELIZABETH H. PRICE Department of Medical Microbiology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, Great Ormond Street, London WC1N 3JH, UK
Pages 121-127 | Published online: 13 Jul 2009

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