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Postmenopausal Hormone Use and Primary Prevention of Heart Disease and Stroke in Healthy Women
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Primary prevention means preventing a disease in persons with no history of the disease; secondary prevention means preventing recurrence or progression of the disease in persons who already have it. Many preliminary studies have suggested that treatment with hormones protects women from heart disease, but …
