Tibolone does not affect muscle power and functional ability in healthy postmenopausal women

Clinical Science

Volumn 102, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 135-141

  Meeuwsen, Ingrid B A E ^a   Samson, Monique M ^a   Duursma, Sijmen A ^a   Verhaar, Harald J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Functional ability; Muscle power; Postmenopausal; Tibolone

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; TIBOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MUSCLE EXERCISE; MUSCLE FUNCTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; WALKING;

ANABOLIC AGENTS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NORPREGNENES; POSTMENOPAUSE;

EID: 0036188246     PISSN: 01435221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/CS20010138     Document Type: Article

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