Arthralgia in 329 patients taking aromatase inhibitors

Breast Care

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 319-323

  Horimoto, Yoshiya ^a   Saito, Mitsue ^a   Kasumi, Fujio ^a  

^a JUNTENDO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aromatase inhibitor; Arthralgia; Breast cancer

Indexed keywords

ANASTROZOLE; AROMATASE INHIBITOR; EXEMESTANE; SELECTIVE ESTROGEN RECEPTOR MODULATOR;

ADJUVANT THERAPY; ADULT; AGED; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DOSE ESCALATION; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EDEMA; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HAND PARESTHESIA; HORMONAL THERAPY; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MYALGIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 70449361180     PISSN: 16613791     EISSN: 16613805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000236050     Document Type: Article

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