The estrogen paradox

Nature Clinical Practice Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 3, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 496-497

  Santen, Richard J ^a   Allred, D Craig ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN;

BREAST CANCER; BREAST CARCINOGENESIS; CANCER RISK; ESTROGEN ACTIVITY; ESTROGEN THERAPY; HORMONAL CARCINOGENESIS; HUMAN; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS, HORMONE-DEPENDENT;

EID: 34250843182     PISSN: 17458366     EISSN: 17458374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpendmet0535     Document Type: Short Survey

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