Combined esterified estrogen and methyltestosterone treatment for dry eye syndrome in postmenopausal women

American Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 139, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1109-1110

  Scott, Garrett ^a   Yiu, Samuel C ^a,b,c   Wasilewski, Daniel ^a   Song, Jonathan ^a,b   Smith, Ronald E ^a,b  

^a DOHENY EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c DEI5704 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; METHYLTESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRY EYE; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; PATIENT; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 20444472723     PISSN: 00029394     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajo.2004.11.042     Document Type: Article

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