A combination of low doses of 17β-estradiol and norethisterone acetate prevents bone loss and normalizes bone turnover in postmenopausal women

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 177-187

  Delmas, P D ^a   Confavreux, E ^a   Garnero, P ^a   Fardellone, P ^b   De Vernejoul, M C ^c   Cormier, C ^d   Arce, J C ^e  

^a EDOUARD HERRIOT HOSPITAL   (France)

^b AMIENS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c HÔPITAL LARIBOISIÈRE   (France)

^d Institut Cochin   (France)

^e NOVO NORDISK A S   (Denmark)

Author keywords

17 estradiol; Biochemical bone markers; Bone mineral density; Norethisterone acetate; Postmenopausal osteoporosis

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE BONE ISOENZYME; COLLAGEN TYPE 1; ESTRADIOL; ESTRADIOL PLUS NORETHISTERONE ACETATE; NORETHISTERONE ACETATE; OSTEOCALCIN; PYRIDINOLINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE ATROPHY; BONE DENSITY; BONE TURNOVER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FEMUR NECK; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTMENOPAUSE OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIUS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; URINE LEVEL;

EID: 0034066108     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/PL00004180     Document Type: Article

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