Hormone replacement therapy is increasingly being used for purposes unrelated to the alleviation of menopausal symptoms, such as the prevention of osteoporosis and cardiovascular disease. Clinical trials, however, suggest that the one drug/many purposes concept may be too optimistic. The availability of new estrogen-like compounds and the discovery of a second estrogen receptor have opened new possibilities for more specific drug development.
机构:
St George Hosp, Sch Med, London Acad Training Scheme Registrar, Dept Gen Practice, London SW17 0RE, EnglandSt George Hosp, Sch Med, London Acad Training Scheme Registrar, Dept Gen Practice, London SW17 0RE, England
Winpenny, H
BRITISH JOURNAL OF GENERAL PRACTICE,
1998,
48
(430):
: 1270
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1270