Coronary heart disease in women: A challenge for the 21st century

Clinics

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 99-106

  Solimene, Maria Cecília ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Coronary disease; Diagnosis; Hormone therapy; Prognosis; Women

Indexed keywords

CORONARY DISEASE; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; POSTMENOPAUSE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

CORONARY DISEASE; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POSTMENOPAUSE; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 77649126348     PISSN: 18075932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1807-59322010000100015     Document Type: Review

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