Diethylstilbestrol - Haunting lessons

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 93, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 346-347

  Bamigboye, A A ^a   Hofmeyer, G J ^b   Morris, J ^c  

^a MediClinic Hospital   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; PLACEBO;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG RESEARCH; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIDE EFFECT; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; VAGINA CARCINOMA;

ANIMALS; DIETHYLSTILBESTROL; ESTROGENS, NON-STEROIDAL; FEMALE; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS;

EID: 0037841643     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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