Estrogen replacement therapy and cognitive decline in older community women

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 518-523

  Matthews, Karen ^a,c   Cauley, Jane ^a   Yaffe, Kristine ^b   Zmuda, Joseph M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Cognition; Education; Estrogen

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN;

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COHORT ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0032962566     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1999.tb02563.x     Document Type: Article

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