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1: N Engl J Med. 2003 Feb 13;348(7):618-29.Click here to read Links
Erratum in:
N Engl J Med. 2003 Mar 20;348(12):1192.
Comment in:
N Engl J Med. 2003 May 29;348(22):2259; author reply 2259.

Selective estrogen-receptor modulators -- mechanisms of action and application to clinical practice.

Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.

PMID: 12584371 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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