Monitoring bone effect of transdermal hormone replacement therapy by ultrasound investigation at the phalanx: A four-year follow-up study

Menopause

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 402-412

  Mauloni, Maurizio ^a   Rovati, Lucio C ^b   Cadossi, Ruggero ^c   De Terlizzi, Francesca ^c   Ventura, Vito ^a   De Aloysio, Domenico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b Rotta Research Laboratorium   (Italy)

^c IGEA   (Italy)

Author keywords

HRT; Menopause; Phalanxes; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; MEDROGESTONE;

ADULT; AMPLITUDE MODULATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; METAPHYSIS; PHALANX; POPULATION RESEARCH; POSTMENOPAUSE; SOUND TRANSMISSION; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0033677170     PISSN: 10723714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042192-200011000-00006     Document Type: Article

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