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Original Article

Concurrent use of simvastatin and estrogen-progestin therapy compared with each therapy alone for hypercholesterolemia in postmenopausal women

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Pages 181-188 | Received 03 May 1999, Accepted 21 Jun 1999, Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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