The short-term effect of increased body weight in menopausal Chinese women taking tibolone

Maturitas

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 281-282

  Wang, Peng Hui ^a,b   Yen, Ming Shyen ^a,b   Chao, Kuan Chong ^a,b   Liu, Chi Ming ^b,c   Lee, Wen Ling ^b,c  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHENG HSIN REHABILITATION MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; GROWTH HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; SOMATOMEDIN C; TIBOLONE;

BODY WEIGHT; CHINESE; DRUG EFFECT; ESTROGEN THERAPY; GRIP STRENGTH; HUMAN; INTRAABDOMINAL FAT; KNEE FUNCTION; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; LETTER; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; MENOPAUSE; OSTEOPOROSIS; PROPHYLAXIS; SIDE EFFECT; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADIPOSITY; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR MODULATORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; NORPREGNENES; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POSTMENOPAUSE; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 43049162844     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2007.10.013     Document Type: Letter

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