Brachial artery responses in menopausal women using tibolone

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 43-46

  Carranza Lira, Sebastián ^a   Cuan Martínez, Juan R ^a   Rosales Ortíz, Sergio ^a  

^a Hospital Luis Castelazo Ayala   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Brachial artery; Doppler; Postmenopause; Tibolone

Indexed keywords

TIBOLONE;

ADULT; ARTERY RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; FLUX MEDIATED DILATION; HUMAN; HYPEREMIA; MEASUREMENT; MENOPAUSE; MEXICO; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARAMETER; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STUDENT T TEST; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 40649098252     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2007.10.022     Document Type: Article

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