Effects of hormone replacement therapy on muscle performance and balance in post menopausal women

Clinical Science

Volumn 91, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 685-690

  Armstrong, Alison L ^a   Oborne, Janet ^a   Coupland, Carol A C ^a   Macpherson, Marion B ^a   Bassey, E Joan ^a   Wallace, W Angus ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Balance; Muscle; Oestrogen replacement therapy; Post menopause

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CONJUGATED ESTROGEN; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; PREMPAK; SANDOCAL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FALLING; FEMALE; HAND GRIP; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE FUNCTION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS FRACTURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STATISTICS; WALKING SPEED;

EID: 0029827370     PISSN: 01435221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/cs0910685     Document Type: Article

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