HRT preserves increases in bone mineral density and reductions in body fat after a supervised exercise program

Journal of Applied Physiology

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1506-1512

  Kohrt, Wendy M ^a   Ehsani, Ali A ^a   Birge Jr , Stanley J ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Body composition; Bone density; Estrogen; Exercise; Hormone replacement therapy; Obesity; Osteoporosis

Indexed keywords

CONJUGATED ESTROGEN; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BONE DENSITY; BONE MINERALIZATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTMENOPAUSE OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031976840     PISSN: 87507587     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1998.84.5.1506     Document Type: Article

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