How safe is tamoxifen?

British Medical Journal

Volumn 307, Issue 6916, 1993, Pages 1371-1372

  Jordan, V C ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; TAMOXIFEN;

BREAST CANCER; DRUG RESEARCH; DRUG SAFETY; EDITORIAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0027370916     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.307.6916.1371     Document Type: Editorial

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