American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 182, Issue 1 , Pages 41-49 , January 2000

A novel intermittent regimen of norgestimate to preserve the beneficial effects of 17β-estradiol on lipid and lipoprotein profiles

Received 21 June 1999 ,Accepted 1 September 1999.

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☆ Supported by The R.W. Johnson Pharmaceutical Research Institute.

☆☆ Reprint requests: Rogerio A. Lobo, MD, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, 622 W 168th St, New York, NY 10032.

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American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 182, Issue 1 , Pages 41-49 , January 2000

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