Maturitas
Volume 61, Issue 4 , Pages 340-344 , 20 December 2008

Sonographic evaluation of endothelial function in letrozole and tamoxifen users

  • Carolina Oliveira Nastri

      Affiliations

    • Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto – Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
    • Escola de Ultra-sonografia e Reciclagem Médica de Ribeirão Preto – EURP, Brazil
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Departamento de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia da Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo, Avenida dos Bandeirantes 3900, 8° andar, Ribeirão Preto, CEP 14049-900, São Paulo, Brazil. Tel.: +55 16 36022231; fax: +55 16 36330946.
    • ,
  • Wellington Paula Martins

      Affiliations

    • Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto – Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
    • Escola de Ultra-sonografia e Reciclagem Médica de Ribeirão Preto – EURP, Brazil
    • ,
  • Rui Alberto Ferriani

      Affiliations

    • Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto – Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
    • ,
  • Francisco Mauad Filho

      Affiliations

    • Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto – Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil
    • Escola de Ultra-sonografia e Reciclagem Médica de Ribeirão Preto – EURP, Brazil
    • ,
  • Francisco Jose Candido dos Reis

      Affiliations

    • Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto – Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil

Received 13 August 2008 ,Revised 14 September 2008 ,Accepted 17 September 2008.

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PII: S0378-5122(08)00253-3

doi: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2008.09.019

Maturitas
Volume 61, Issue 4 , Pages 340-344 , 20 December 2008

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