The effect of hormone replacement therapy on mood and everyday memory in younger mid-life women

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 461-469

  Stephens, Christine ^a   Pachana, Nancy A ^b   Bristow, Virginia ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cognitive functioning; Everyday memory; HRT; Menopause; Mid life women; Mood

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN;

ADULT; AFFECT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CLIMACTERIUM; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; MEMORY; MOOD; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX ROLE; VERBAL MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY;

ADULT; AFFECT; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; QUEENSLAND; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33749362619     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13548500600678180     Document Type: Article

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