Committee opinion no. 601: Tamoxifen and uterine cancer

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 123, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1394-1397

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Indexed keywords

TAMOXIFEN;

BREAST CANCER; BREAST METASTASIS; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENDOMETRIUM CANCER; ENDOMETRIUM HYPERPLASIA; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; HUMAN; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPOTTING; UTERUS; UTERUS CANCER; UTERUS SARCOMA; VAGINA BLEEDING; VAGINA DISCHARGE;

BREAST NEOPLASMS; ENDOMETRIAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELECTIVE ESTROGEN RECEPTOR MODULATORS; TAMOXIFEN; UTERINE NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84901391552     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: 1873233X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000450757.18294.cf     Document Type: Review

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