Estrogen and cognitive functioning in women

Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine

Volumn 217, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 17-22

  Sherwin, Barbara B ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; GONADORELIN DERIVATIVE;

CANADA; COGNITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MEMORY; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTMENOPAUSE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

EID: 0031983510     PISSN: 00379727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3181/00379727-217-44200     Document Type: Conference Paper

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