The effect of various hormonal preparations and calcium supplementation on bone mass in early menopause. Is there a predictive value for the initial bone density and body weight?

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 246, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 357-361

  Pines, Amos ^a,b,c,e   Katchman, H ^a,c   Villa, Y ^a,c   Mijatovic, V ^c,d   Dotan, I ^a,c   Levo, Y ^a,c   Ayalon, D ^b,c  

^a TEL AVIV SOURASKY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b Ramat Marpe Hospital   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^d VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^e Ichilov Medical Center   (Israel)

Author keywords

Body weight; Bone mineral density; Calcium supplementation; Hormone replacement therapy; Menopause

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; CONJUGATED ESTROGEN; ESTRADIOL; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; NORETHISTERONE ACETATE; PREMARIL; PREMARIL PLUS; TRISEQUENS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BONE DENSITY; BONE MASS; BONE MINERAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOSE RESPONSE; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OSTEOPENIA; POSTMENOPAUSE OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSDERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

BODY WEIGHT; BONE DENSITY; CALCIUM; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMENOPAUSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0032836054     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2796.1999.00578.x     Document Type: Article

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