Relationships of age and Reproductive Characteristics with Plasma Estrogens and Androgens in Premenopausal Women

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 381-386

  Dorgan, Joanne F ^a   Reichman, Marsha E ^a   Judd, Joseph T ^b   Brown, Charles ^a   Longcope, Christopher ^c   Schatzkin, Arthur ^a   Campbell, William S ^a   Franz, Charlene ^c   Kahle, Lisa ^d   Taylor, Philip R ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b BELTSVILLE HUMAN NUTRITION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SERVICES INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ANDROSTENEDIONE; ESTRADIOL; ESTRONE; PRASTERONE; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN;

ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HORMONAL CARCINOGENESIS; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; LUTEAL PHASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MENARCHE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PARITY; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGING; ANDROGENS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MATERNAL AGE; MENARCHE; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREMENOPAUSE;

EID: 0029061739     PISSN: 10559965     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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