Effects of hormone replacement therapy on cancellous bone microstructure in postmenopausal women

Bone

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 69-72

  Vedi, S ^a   Croucher, P I ^a,c   Garrahan, N J ^b   Compston, J E ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^d ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; BONE STRUCTURE; CANCELLOUS BONE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OSTEOPENIA; POSTMENOPAUSE; POSTMENOPAUSE OSTEOPOROSIS; TRABECULAR BONE;

EID: 0029825956     PISSN: 87563282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/8756-3282(96)00108-1     Document Type: Article

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