Pulsed estrogen therapy improves postmenopausal quality of life: A 2-year placebo-controlled study

Maturitas

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 184-190

  Nielsen, Therese F ^a   Ravn, Pernille ^c   Pitkin, Joan ^b   Christiansen, Claus ^a  

^a CENTER FOR CLINICAL AND BASIC RESEARCH   (Denmark)

^b ST MARK S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Intranasal estradiol; Postmenopausal women; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; PLACEBO; PROGESTERONE; S 21400;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLIMACTERIUM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEMORY; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; MENTAL CONCENTRATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; POSTMENOPAUSE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SLEEP DISORDER; VALIDATION PROCESS; VASOMOTOR DISORDER; WELLBEING;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRANASAL; ADULT; AGED; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMENOPAUSE; PULSATILE FLOW; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 29244453266     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2005.04.003     Document Type: Article

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