Hormone Replacement Therapy and Increased Plasma Concentration of C-Reactive Protein
- 17 August 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in Circulation
- Vol. 100 (7) , 713-716
- https://doi.org/10.1161/01.cir.100.7.713
Abstract
Background—It has been hypothesized that postmenopausal hormone replacement therapy (HRT) may increase levels of C-reactive protein (CRP), a marker of inflammation associated with increased risk of...Keywords
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