Hysteroscopic evaluation of the endometrium in postmenopausal women taking tamoxifen

Journal of the American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 185-189

  Ceci, Oronzo ^a,b   Bettocchi, Stefano ^a   Marello, Fiorino ^a   Di Venere, Raffaella ^a   Pellegrino, Anna Rosa ^a   Laricchia, Lorenzo ^a   Vimercati, Antonella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b II Clin Ostet e Ginecol Policlin   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TAMOXIFEN;

AMENORRHEA; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOMETRIUM; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTEROSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTMENOPAUSE;

EID: 0034089603     PISSN: 10743804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1074-3804(00)80038-9     Document Type: Article

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