Hirsutism of recent onset with marked hyperandrogenaemia and ovarian hyperthecosis after the menopause

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 145-148

  Ayuk, P ^a   Stringfellow, H ^a   Donnai, P ^a   Beardwell, C ^b   Holt, A ^c   Laing, I ^c  

^a ST MARY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b CHRISTIE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

insulin resistance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HIRSUTISM; HUMAN; HYPERANDROGENISM; OVARY DISEASE; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031973210     PISSN: 00045632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000456329803500123     Document Type: Article

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