Ultrasonographic blood flow measurement in the carotid arteries in postmenopausal women

Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigation

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 20-25

  Darj, Elisabeth ^a,b   Bakos, Oddvar ^a   Naessen, Tord ^a   Persson, Ingemar ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Carotid arteries; Hormone replacement therapy; Menopause; Ultrasonography

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; NORETHISTERONE ACETATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOWMETRY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ECHOGRAPHY; EXTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; FEMALE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; INTERNAL CAROTID ARTERY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

CAROTID ARTERIES; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NORETHINDRONE; POSTMENOPAUSE; PULSATILE FLOW; TIME FACTORS; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 0032927433     PISSN: 03787346     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000010056     Document Type: Article

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