Polycystic ovary syndrome and endometrial carcinoma

Lancet

Volumn 361, Issue 9371, 2003, Pages 1810-1812

  Hardiman, Paul ^a   Pillay, Ouma S ^a   Atiomo, William ^b  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GESTAGEN; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN;

AMENORRHEA; ANOVULATION; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER MORTALITY; CANCER RISK; CANCER SUSCEPTIBILITY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; CUSHING SYNDROME; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOMETRIUM CARCINOMA; HIRSUTISM; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HYPERANDROGENISM; HYPERINSULINEMIA; INFERTILITY; OBESITY; OLIGOMENORRHEA; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0038440516     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(03)13409-5     Document Type: Short Survey

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