Premenopausal oophorectomy and the risk for dementia

Women's Health

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 127-131

  Sohrabji, Farida ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Dementia; Estrogen therapy; Oophorectomy; Ovarian hormones; TICS m

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; ESTROGEN THERAPY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERVIEW; OVARIECTOMY; PREMENOPAUSE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 41949118834     PISSN: 17455057     EISSN: 17455065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/17455057.4.2.127     Document Type: Article

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