Body mass, estrogen levels, and hot flashes in midlife women

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 193, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1353-1360

  Gallicchio, Lisa ^a   Visvanathan, Kala ^a   Miller, Susan R ^b   Babus, Janice ^c   Lewis, Lynn M ^c   Zacur, Howard ^b   Flaws, Jodi A ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Estrogen; Hot flashes; Menopausal transition; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; ESTRONE; HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR;

AGE FACTORS; BODY MASS INDEX; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGENS; ESTRONE; FEMALE; HOT FLASHES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 25844451630     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2005.04.001     Document Type: Article

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