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Editorial

Endocrine treatment of transsexuals: assessment of cardiovascular risk factors

Mikiya Nakatsuka Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Okayama University Hospital, Okayama, Japan and Graduate School of Health Sciences, Okayama University, 2-5-1 Shikata, Kita-ku, Okayama City, Okayama 700-8558, Japan. [email protected]
Pages 319-322 | Published online: 10 Jan 2014

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