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. 1996 Sep;55(9):673–676. doi: 10.1136/ard.55.9.673

Sex hormones and the risk of osteoarthritis in women: epidemiological evidence.

M C Nevitt 1, D T Felson 1
PMCID: PMC1010275  PMID: 8882148

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