Influence of hormone therapy on the cardiovascular responses to stress of postmenopausal women

Biological Psychology

Volumn 69, Issue 1 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 39-56

  Matthews, Karen A ^a   Owens, Jane F ^a   Salomon, Kristen ^b   Harris, Kelly F ^a   Berga, Sarah L ^c  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular responses; Hormone therapy; Reproductive hormones; Stress; Women

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANDROGEN; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; CONJUGATED ESTROGEN; ESTRADIOL; ESTRADIOL VALERATE; ESTRATEST; ESTROGEN; ESTRONE; GESTAGEN; LEUPRORELIN; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; METHYLTESTOSTERONE; NORADRENALIN; PLACEBO; PROGESTERONE; STEROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

EID: 14544300066     PISSN: 03010511     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2004.11.004     Document Type: Article

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