Biochemical and hormonal variables in black and white women matched for age and weight

Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine

Volumn 132, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 383-389

  Aloia, John F ^a   Mikhail, Mageda ^a   Pagan, Cathy Delerme ^a   Arunachalam, Annapoorna ^a   Yeh, James K ^a   Flaster, Edith ^a  

^a WINTHROP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

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EID: 0032213858     PISSN: 00222143     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-2143(98)90109-3     Document Type: Article

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