Understanding the physiological and functional consequences of menopause: The PROSALMEN study

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 170-177

  Bandinelli, Stefania ^a   Lauretani, Fulvio ^b   Benvenuti, Enrico ^a   Corsi, Annamaria ^a   De Marco, Maria Francesca ^a   Bartali, Benedetta ^a   Ruotolo, Giacomo ^c   Miniati, Benedetta ^d   Macchi, Claudio ^d   Russo, Cosimo R ^a   Guralnik, Jack M ^e   Ferrucci, Luigi ^a  

^a INRCA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c SAN RAFFAELE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d IRCCS FONDAZIONE DON CARLO GNOCCHI   (Italy)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Menopause; Older women; Physical performance; Prevention; PROSALMEN study

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; FOLLITROPIN; GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; INSULIN; LIOTHYRONINE; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; RETINOL PALMITATE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; BONE METABOLISM; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL PARAMETERS; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; MENOPAUSE; METABOLIC PARAMETERS; MUSCLE METABOLISM; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; POSTMENOPAUSE; POSTMENOPAUSE OSTEOPOROSIS; PREMENOPAUSE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

AGING; BONE AND BONES; CARDIOVASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; LIFE STYLE; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL;

EID: 18644380926     PISSN: 03949532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03324432     Document Type: Article

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