Effects of estrogen use on lens transmittance in postmenopausal women

Ophthalmology

Volumn 104, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 970-973

  Benitez del Castillo, J M ^a   del Rio, T ^a   Garcia Sanchez, J ^a  

^a Pabellón 6   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRIOL;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE; HUMAN; LENS; LENS NUCLEUS; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCLEROSIS;

EID: 0030950613     PISSN: 01616420     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0161-6420(97)30198-5     Document Type: Article

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