Hormone replacement therapy for symptoms but not for: Chemoprevention of chronic diseases

Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 275-276

  Vainio, Harri ^a   Weiderpass, Elisabete ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG COMBINATION; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; CHEMOPREVENTION; CHRONIC DISEASE; DRUG COMBINATIONS; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS;

EID: 0642279560     PISSN: 15137368     EISSN: 2476762X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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