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Postmenopausal hormone therapy and risk of cognitive decline in community-dwelling aging women.
Neurology - 13 Jul 2004
Kang Jae H, Weuve Jennifer, Grodstein Francine
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BACKGROUND: A randomized trial of postmenopausal women over age 65 reported increased risks of cognitive decline with 4 years of combined estrogen and progestin treatment. However, questions remain, including the effect of longer duration or of hormone therapy initiated at younger ages. METHODS: The Nurses' Health Study is a prospective cohort begun in 1976, comprising 121,700 female nurses who report health...
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