Breast cancer and hormone replacement therapy

Lancet

Volumn 350, Issue 9084, 1997, Pages 1042-1043

  LaCroix, A Z ^a   Burke, W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; GESTAGEN;

BREAST CANCER; CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CANCER RISK; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0030798249     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(97)22041-6     Document Type: Note

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