Postmenopausal hormonal treatment: Conventional hormone replacement therapy or tibolone? Effects on bone;Traitement hormonal de la ménopause: Traitement hormonal substitutif classique ou tibolone? Effets sur le squelette

Journal de Gynecologie Obstetrique et Biologie de la Reproduction

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 541-549

  Reginster, J Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Estrogens; Hormone replacement therapy; Menopause; Osteoporosis; Tibolone

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; PLACEBO; TIBOLONE;

BONE DENSITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; LUMBAR SPINE; MEDLINE; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; POSTMENOPAUSE OSTEOPOROSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REVIEW;

AGED; BONE DENSITY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR MODULATORS; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MIDDLE AGED; NORPREGNENES; OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; PATIENT SELECTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RESEARCH DESIGN; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036807995     PISSN: 03682315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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