Long term compliance with hormone replacement treatment following screening for postmenopausal osteoporosis by bone density measurements

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 41-44

  Ahmed, A I H ^a   Ryan, P J ^b   Snelling, T ^b   Blake, G M ^b   Rymer, J ^b   Fogelman, I ^b  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; BREAST DISEASE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOOD; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POSTMENOPAUSE OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; VAGINA BLEEDING; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0030033469     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01443619609028384     Document Type: Article

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