Hormone replacement therapy: Why are general practitioners not prescribing more?

International Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 52, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 285-288

  Dunne, F P ^b,c   Sadler, G J ^a   Crampton, J A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b The Liver Unit   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ETHNIC GROUP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; ETHNIC GROUPS; FAMILY PRACTICE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0031819007     PISSN: 13685031     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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