Effects of soy isoflavones on menopausal neurovegetative symptoms

Minerva Ginecologica

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 407-412

  Colacurci, N ^a,b   Zarcone, R ^a   Borrelli, A ^a   De Franciscis, P ^a   Fortunato, N ^a   Cirillo, M ^a   Fornaro, F ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Isoflavones; Menopause; Neurovegetative symptoms; Phytoestrogens

Indexed keywords

ISOFLAVONE DERIVATIVE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SIDE EFFECT; SOYBEAN; VAGINA SECRETION;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HOT FLASHES; HUMANS; ISOFLAVONES; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOESTROGENS; SOYBEANS;

EID: 11144283572     PISSN: 00264784     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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