The willingness of women to participate in a long-term trial of hormone replacement therapy: A qualitative study using focus groups

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 469-476

  Hepworth, Julie ^a   Paine, B ^a   Miles, H ^a   Marley, J ^a   MacLennan, A ^a  

^a QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; HORMONAL THERAPY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MENOPAUSE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 0036842349     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1354850021000015285     Document Type: Article

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