Better postural balance in elderly women receiving estrogens

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 177, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 412-416

  Naessen, T ^a   Lindmark, B ^a   Larsen, H C ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Elderly; Estrogens; Falls; Fractures; Postural balance; Postural sway

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; BONE DENSITY; BONE MASS; BONE MINERAL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; PREDICTION; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPRIOCEPTION; RISK FACTOR; SUBSTITUTION THERAPY;

EID: 0030929271     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9378(97)70207-2     Document Type: Article

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