Prevalence of idiopathic hirsutism

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 139, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 421-423

  Carmina, Enrico ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANDROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HIRSUTISM; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANDROGENS; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE SULFATE; FEMALE; HIRSUTISM; HUMANS; MENSTRUATION; OVULATION; PROGESTERONE; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0031787430     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.0.1390421     Document Type: Article

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