Phytoestrogens: A viable option?

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 324, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 185-188

  Russell, Lori ^a   Hicks, G Swink ^a   Low, Annette K ^a   Shepherd, Jinna M ^a   Brown, C Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative medicine; Herbal therapies; Hormone replacement; Menopause; Phytoestrogens

Indexed keywords

ANGELICA SINENSIS EXTRACT; CIMICIFUGA RACEMOSA EXTRACT; CONJUGATED ESTROGEN; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR BETA; HERBACEOUS AGENT; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PHYTOESTROGEN; SELECTIVE ESTROGEN RECEPTOR MODULATOR; TAMOXIFEN; VITEX AGNUS CASTUS EXTRACT;

ALOPECIA; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEPRESSION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SAFETY; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FATIGUE; FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION; GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICE; HEADACHE; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; IRRITABILITY; MENOPAUSE; POSTMENOPAUSE OSTEOPOROSIS; PRURITUS; QUALITY CONTROL; RASH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036789494     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000441-200210000-00004     Document Type: Conference Paper

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