The challenge of measuring circulating estradiol at low concentrations

Breast Cancer Research

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 45-47

  Toniolo, Paolo ^a   Lukanova, Annekatrin ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE INHIBITOR; ESTRADIOL; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN; TAMOXIFEN;

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CANCER SCREENING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; POSTMENOPAUSE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 14844339020     PISSN: 14655411     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/bcr987     Document Type: Article

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