Estrogens, progestins and coronary artery reactivity

Nature Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 273-274

  Koudy Williams, J ^a   Adams, Michael R ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; GESTAGEN;

HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MENOPAUSE; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; DRUG INTERACTIONS; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HUMANS; POSTMENOPAUSE; PROGESTINS;

EID: 16944365234     PISSN: 10788956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/nm0397-273     Document Type: Note

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