Menopause, mild psychological stress and salivary cortisol: Influence of long-term hormone replacement therapy (HRT)

Maturitas

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 150-155

  Patacchioli, F R ^a   Simeoni, S ^a   Monnazzi, P ^a   Pace, M ^a   Capri, O ^a   Perrone, G ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Hormone replacement therapy (HRT); Menopause; Salivary cortisol; Stress; Stroop color word test (CWT)

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; HYDROCORTISONE; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENUATION; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; LONG TERM CARE; MEDICAL ERROR; MENOPAUSE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MENTAL STRESS; SALIVA ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; SALIVA; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 33748115457     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2006.01.009     Document Type: Article

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