Phytoestrogens and environmental estrogens in gynecology;Phytoostrogene und umweltostrogene in der gynakologie

Geburtshilfe und Frauenheilkunde

Volumn 59, Issue 8, 1999, Pages

  Degen, G H ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ RESEARCH CENTRE FOR WORKING ENVIRONMENT AND HUMAN FACTORS   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; ISOFLAVONE; PHYTOESTROGEN;

ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GYNECOLOGY; POSTMENOPAUSE; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0032844426     PISSN: 00165751     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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