Cardiovascular disease and osteoporosis: Balancing risk management

Vascular Health and Risk Management

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 673-689

  Warburton, Darren E R ^a   Nicol, Crystal Whitney ^a   Gatto, Stephanie N ^a   Bredin, Shannon S D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Osteoporosis; Risk management

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; GESTAGEN;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; BLOOD VESSEL CALCIFICATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENDOTHELIAL DYSFUNCTION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOLISTIC CARE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MALE; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; OSTEOPOROSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POSTMENOPAUSE; POSTMENOPAUSE OSTEOPOROSIS; PREMENOPAUSE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK REDUCTION; SECONDARY PREVENTION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMANS; OSTEOPOROSIS; POSTMENOPAUSE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 36148996796     PISSN: 11766344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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