The effect of hormone replacement therapy on carotid arteries: Measurement with a high frequency ultrasound system

Maturitas

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 63-68

  Sator, Michael O ^a   Joura, Elmar A ^a   Gruber, Doris M ^a   Wieser, Fritz ^a   Jirecek, Stefan ^a   Tschugguel, Walter ^a   Huber, Johannes C ^a  

^a Dept of Obstetrics and Gynecology   (Austria)

Author keywords

Carotid artery; High frequency ultrasound; HRT

Indexed keywords

DYDROGESTERONE; ESTRADIOL VALERATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTMENOPAUSE; STATISTICS; THICKNESS; ULTRASOUND;

CAROTID ARTERIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DYDROGESTERONE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGENS, CONJUGATED (USP); FEMALE; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMENOPAUSE; PROGESTERONE CONGENERS;

EID: 0032552581     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-5122(98)00036-X     Document Type: Article

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