Estradiol, FSH and LH profiles in nine ethnic groups of postmenopausal Asian women: The Pan-Asia Menopause (PAM) study

Climacteric

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 427-437

  Ausmanas, M K ^a   Tan, D A ^b   Jaisamrarn, U ^c   Tian, X W ^a   Holinka, C F ^d  

^a PFIZER INC   (United States)

^b United Doctors' Medical Center   (Philippines)

^c CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^d PharmConsult   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian women; Menopause; Pam study; Pan Asia menopause study; Reproductive hormones

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN; BODY MASS; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CHINESE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTROIMMUNOASSAY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KOREA; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALAYSIA; NORMAL HUMAN; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VIET NAM;

AGING; ASIA; BODY MASS INDEX; CHEMILUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; ESTRADIOL; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; HUMANS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; POSTMENOPAUSE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 34548648067     PISSN: 13697137     EISSN: 14730804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13697130701610780     Document Type: Article

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