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Editorial

Could estrogen protect younger menopausal women from stroke?

Walter A Rocca Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Division of Epidemiology, Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA. [email protected]
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Lynne T Shuster Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Women’s Health Clinic, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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Robert D Brown Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
Pages 363-365 | Published online: 09 Jan 2014

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