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Hormone Treatment and Alzheimer’s Disease: Déjà Vu or Confused All Over Again?

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  1. With the possible exception of undergoing surgical or chemical menopause at a younger age without estrogen treatment up to the natural age of menopause at 51 years. [14]

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Hogervorst, E. Hormone Treatment and Alzheimer’s Disease: Déjà Vu or Confused All Over Again?. Drugs Aging 38, 793–795 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40266-021-00887-x

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