Prevalence of postmenopausal symptoms in two age groups of elderly women in relation to oestrogen replacement therapy

Maturitas

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 229-237

  Stenberg, Åsa ^a   Heimer, Gun ^a   Holmberg, Lars ^b   Ulmsten, Ulf ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Climacteric symptoms; Genitourinary; Oestrogen replacement therapy; Postmenopausal; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN;

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREVALENCE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; URINE INCONTINENCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

POMACANTHUS MACULOSUS;

EID: 0032697688     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-5122(99)00050-X     Document Type: Article

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