Effect of early menopause on bone mineral density and fractures

Menopause

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 567-571

  Gallagher, J Christopher ^a  

^a CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bone density; Early menopause; Fractures; Oophorectomy

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; GONADORELIN AGONIST;

ABSORPTIOMETRY; BONE DENSITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; DUAL PROTON ABSORPTIOMETRY; EARLY MENOPAUSE; ENDOMETRIOSIS; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ESTROGEN DEFICIENCY; FRACTURE; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; HIP; HIP FRACTURE; HUMAN; MENOPAUSE; OSTEOLYSIS; OSTEOPENIA; OVARIECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SECONDARY AMENORRHEA; SPINE; UNITED STATES; UTERUS MYOMA; VERTEBRA FRACTURE;

BONE DENSITY; FEMALE; FRACTURES, SPONTANEOUS; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE, PREMATURE; OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; OVARIECTOMY; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34248149937     PISSN: 10723714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31804c793d     Document Type: Review

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