Ovarian steroids and cognitive function

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 57-61

  Dohanich, Gary ^a,b  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Tulane University   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Estrogen; Memory; Menopause; Neuroprotection

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038400193     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8721.01226     Document Type: Article

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