Cognitive function variations in postmenopausal women treated with continuous, combined HRT or tibolone: A comparison

Journal of Reproductive Medicine for the Obstetrician and Gynecologist

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 375-380

  Pan, Hsien An ^b   Wang, Shan Tair ^b   Pai, Ming Chyi ^b   Chen, Chih Hung ^b   Wu, Meng Hsing ^b   Huang, Ko En ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cognitive function; Hormone replacement therapy; Menopause; Tibolone

Indexed keywords

CONJUGATED ESTROGEN; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; TIBOLONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; COGNITIVE ABILITIES SCREENING INSTRUMENT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR MODULATORS; ESTROGENS, CONJUGATED (USP); FEMALE; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE 17-ACETATE; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; MIDDLE AGED; NORPREGNENES; POSTMENOPAUSE; PROGESTERONE CONGENERS; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 0038581248     PISSN: 00247758     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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