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Sturdee DW , Pines A on behalf of the International Menopause Society Writing Group. Updated IMS recommendations on postmenopausal hormone therapy and preventive strategies for midlife health. Climacteric 2011; 14: 302–20

Harman SM , Vittinghoff E , Brinton EA Timing and duration of menopausal hormone treatment may affect cardiovascular outcomes. Am J Med 2011; 124: 199–205

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Woods LM , Coleman MP , Lawrence G Evidence against the proposition that ‘UK cancer survival statistics are misleading’: simulation study with National Cancer Registry data. BMJ 2011; 342: d3399

Wolff E , Pal L , Altun T Skin wrinkles and rigidity in early postmenopausal women vary by race/ethnicity: baseline characteristics of the skin ancillary study of the KEEPS trial. Fertil Steril 2010; 95: 658–62