Morphologic and morphometric aspects of the endometrium of postmenopausal women before and after cyclic oestrogen replacement treatment

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 79-82

  Gomes, A M N ^a   Baracat, E C ^a   Simoes M J ^a   Haidar, M A ^a   Focchi, G R A ^a   Evencio Neto J ^a   Rodrigues De Lima, G ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Histomorphometry; Oestrogen replacement treatment; Postmenopausal endometrium

Indexed keywords

CONJUGATED ESTROGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRICS; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SUBSTITUTION THERAPY;

EID: 0030948636     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(97)00077-8     Document Type: Article

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