Obstacles to the use of estrogen replacement therapy in women of lower socioeconomic levels

Journal of the American Board of Family Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 154-157

  Magruder, R ^a  

^a Wichita Falls Family Medicine Residency ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTMENOPAUSE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SIDE EFFECT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 0032892352     PISSN: 08938652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.12.2.154     Document Type: Article

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