Rethinking estrogen and the brain

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 918-920

  Barrett Connor, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; PLACEBO;

AGED; AGING; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN PROTECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EDITORIAL; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEMORY; META ANALYSIS; POSTMENOPAUSE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; TRANSDERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0031872077     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1998.tb02732.x     Document Type: Article

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