Frail older women's participation in a trial of hormone replacement therapy: Perceived benefits and concerns

Menopause

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 127-134

  Jeffe, Donna B ^a   Binder, Ellen F ^a   Williams, Daniel B ^a   Kohrt, Wendy M ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Frailty; Hormone replacement therapy; Older age; Reasons; Women

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; PLACEBO;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CANCER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK MANAGEMENT; SELF CARE;

EID: 0035098689     PISSN: 10723714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042192-200103000-00008     Document Type: Article

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