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Evidence from randomised trials on the long-term effects of hormone replacement therapy

Date

Authors

Beral, Valerie

Banks, Emily

Reeves, Gillian K

Publisher

Lancet Publishing Group

Abstract

Context: Over the past few decades hormone replacement therapy (HRT) has been used increasingly by post-menopausal women in western countries. The need for objective data on long-term effects prompted the setting up of randomised trials to compare cancer

Keywords

Keywords: estrogen; gestagen; age; breast cancer; cancer; cardiovascular disease; clinical trial; colorectal cancer; drug safety; endometrium cancer; female; femur fracture; hormone substitution; human; incidence; lung embolism; menopausal syndrome; ovary cancer; p

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/35147

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Lancet, The (UK edition)

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1016/S0140-6736(02)11032-4

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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