Effects of hormonal replacement therapy on the postural balance among postmenopausal women

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 955-960

  Hammar, Mats L ^a   Lindgren, Richard ^a   Berg, Göran E ^a   Möller, Claes G ^a   Niklasson, Magnus K ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; GESTAGEN; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMATOSENSORY SYSTEM; STABILOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASOMOTOR REFLEX; VESTIBULAR TEST;

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; POSTMENOPAUSE; POSTURE;

EID: 0030560693     PISSN: 00297844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0029-7844(96)00356-0     Document Type: Article

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