The relationship between the female menopause and serum sialic acid, a known cardiovascular risk factor

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 185-187

  Crook, M ^a   Collins, D ^a   Lumb, P ^a   Fogelman, I ^a   Treloar, A ^b  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk factor; Menopause; Sialic acid

Indexed keywords

SIALIC ACID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENOPAUSE; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0032008098     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(97)00165-6     Document Type: Article

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