Effect of age, breast size, menopausal and hormonal status on mammographic skin thickness

Skin Research and Technology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 284-289

  Ulger, Harun ^a   Erdogan, Nuri ^a   Kumanlioglu, Sadan ^a   Unur, Erdogan ^a  

^a ERCIYES UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Breast; Mammography; Menopausal status; Skin thickness

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; PREMARINE;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; ECHOGRAPHY; ECHOMAMMOGRAPHY; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASUREMENT; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; MENOPAUSE; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; RELIABILITY; SKINFOLD THICKNESS; X RAY FILM;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; BREAST; FEMALE; HORMONES; HUMANS; MAMMOGRAPHY; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; ORGAN SIZE; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; REFERENCE VALUES; SKIN;

EID: 0042064996     PISSN: 0909752X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0846.2003.00027.x     Document Type: Article

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