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Editorial
. 2014 Mar;63(3):449-50.
doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.113.02500. Epub 2013 Dec 23.

Estrogen: good, bad, or both?

Olga Rafikova  1 , Jennifer C Sullivan
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Editorial

Estrogen: good, bad, or both?

Olga Rafikova et al. Hypertension. 2014 Mar.
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Schematic diagram of the potential impact of estrogen to either promote disease development under acute, rapid conditions or protect against disease progression under chronic conditions.
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