Hormonal replacement therapy and urinary problems as evaluated by ultrasound and color Doppler

Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 420-424

  Battaglia, C ^a   Salvatori, M ^b   Giulini, S ^b   Primavera, M R ^b   Gallinelli, A ^b   Volpe, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Bladder; Doppler; Hormone replacement therapy; Menopause; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLADDER WALL; BLOOD FLOW; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; IMPEDANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PELVIS; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THICKNESS; TRANSVAGINAL ECHOGRAPHY; ULTRASOUND; URINARY TRACT DISEASE; VASCULARIZATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMENOPAUSE; REGIONAL BLOOD FLOW; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; URINARY BLADDER; URINATION DISORDERS;

EID: 0032864842     PISSN: 09607692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0705.1999.13060420.x     Document Type: Article

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