Evaluation of the body composition and fat distribution in long-term users of hormone replacement therapy

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 52-55

  Perrone, Giuseppina ^a,c   Liu, Y ^b   Capri, O ^a   Critelli, C ^a   Barillaro, F ^a   Galoppi, P ^a   Zichella, L ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b Xinjiang Medical College   (China)

^c POLICLINICO UMBERTO I   (Italy)

Author keywords

Body composition; Menopause; Transdermal estrogen

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY BUILD; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; MENOPAUSE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSDERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; AGED; AGING; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY CONSTITUTION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS INDEX; BODY WEIGHT; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE 17-ACETATE; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; PARITY;

EID: 0032776910     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000010134     Document Type: Article

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