Comparison of flutamide and cyproterone acetate in the treatment of hirsutism: A randomized controlled trial

Gynecological Endocrinology

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 119-123

  Grigoriou, O ^a   Papadias, C ^a   Konidaris, S ^a   Antoniou, G ^a,c   Karakitsos, P ^b   Giannikos, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b LAIKO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Greece)

^c NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Antiandrogenic drugs; Cyproterone acetate; Female hyperandrogenism; Flutamide; Idiopathic hirsutism

Indexed keywords

ANTIANDROGEN; CYPROTERONE ACETATE; FLUTAMIDE; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ENDOCRINOLOGY; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGY; HIRSUTISM; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LIVER FUNCTION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; TIME;

EID: 0029997628     PISSN: 09513590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09513599609097901     Document Type: Article

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