Plasma homocysteine levels after hormone therapy with and without folic acid supplementation: A randomized study

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 746-748

  Ghezzi, Fabio ^a   Buttarelli, Marco ^a   Cromi, Antonella ^a   Raio, Luigi ^b   Cedars, Marcelle ^c   Bolis, Pierfrancesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; LEVONORGESTREL;

ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ADULT; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMENOPAUSE;

EID: 4544220112     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2004.01.046     Document Type: Article

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