Low dose estrogen and calcium have an additive effect on bone resorption in older women

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 179-183

  Prestwood, K M ^a   Thompson, D L ^a   Kenny, A M ^a   Seibel, M J ^b   Pilbeam, C C ^a   Raisz, L G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; BIOCHEMICAL MARKER; CALCIUM CARBONATE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE; OSTEOCALCIN; VITAMIN D;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BONE TURNOVER; CONSTIPATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG TOLERABILITY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; OSSIFICATION; OSTEOLYSIS; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; BONE DEVELOPMENT; BONE RESORPTION; CALCIFEDIOL; CALCITRIOL; CALCIUM; DRUG SYNERGISM; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; PATIENT COMPLIANCE;

EID: 0032925477     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.84.1.179     Document Type: Article

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