The timing of estrogen therapy after ovariectomy - Implications for neurocognitive function

Nature Clinical Practice Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 4, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 494-495

  Maki, Pauline M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; CONJUGATED ESTROGEN; ESTRADIOL VALERATE; ESTROGEN; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; PROGESTERONE; STEROID HORMONE;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVARIECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGESTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHORT SURVEY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VERBAL MEMORY;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE, PREMATURE; MIDDLE AGED; OVARIECTOMY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 50049102679     PISSN: 17458366     EISSN: 17458374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpendmet0901     Document Type: Short Survey

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