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Original Article

Weight gain and the menopause: a 5-year prospective study

J. R. Guthrie Office for Gender and Health, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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L. Dennerstein Office for Gender and Health, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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E. C. Dudley Office for Gender and Health, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Pages 205-211 | Received 19 Feb 1999, Accepted 03 May 1999, Published online: 03 Jul 2009

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