Postmenopausal hormone therapy and cognitive function in healthy older women

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 48, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 746-752

  Grodstein, Francine ^a,c,h   Chen, Jennifer ^a   Pollen, Daniel A ^d   Albert, Marilyn S ^b   Wilson, Robert S ^g   Folstein, Marshal F ^e   Evans, Denis A ^f   Stampfer, Meir J ^a,c  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^h CHANNING LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HORMONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEMORY; POSTMENOPAUSE; SCORING SYSTEM; SKILL; SPEECH INTELLIGIBILITY; TASK PERFORMANCE; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0033935947     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2000.tb04748.x     Document Type: Article

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