Research ArticleOriginal Article
Do Perceptions of Risk and Quality of Life Affect Use of Hormone Replacement Therapy by Postmenopausal Women?
Dewey C. Scheid, Mario T. Coleman and Robert M. Hamm
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Practice July 2003, 16 (4) 270-277; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.16.4.270
Dewey C. Scheid
MD, MPH
Mario T. Coleman
MPH

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The Journal of the American Board of Family
Practice
Vol. 16, Issue 4
1 Jul 2003
Do Perceptions of Risk and Quality of Life Affect Use of Hormone Replacement Therapy by Postmenopausal Women?
Dewey C. Scheid, Mario T. Coleman, Robert M. Hamm
The Journal of the American Board of Family
Practice Jul 2003, 16 (4) 270-277; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.16.4.270
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