Efficacy and safety of a soy isoflavone extract in postmenopausal women: A randomized, double-blind, and placebo-controlled study

Maturitas

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 249-258

  Nahas, Eliana A P ^a   Nahas Neto, Jorge ^a   Orsatti, Fabio L ^a   Carvalho, Eduardo P ^a   Oliveira, Maria Luiza C S ^a   Dias, Rogerio ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Glycine max AT; Hot flushes; Isoflavones; Menopause; Soy

Indexed keywords

DAIDZEIN; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GENISTEIN; ISOFLAVONE DERIVATIVE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOMETRIUM; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; LIPID ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAMMOGRAPHY; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POSTMENOPAUSE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SOYBEAN; VAGINA CYTOLOGY;

DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HOT FLASHES; HUMANS; ISOFLAVONES; MIDDLE AGED; PHYTOTHERAPY; PLANT EXTRACTS; POSTMENOPAUSE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOYBEANS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 36148965182     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2007.08.012     Document Type: Article

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