A randomized, placebo-controlled trial of the effects of physical exercises and estrogen therapy on health-related quality of life in postmenopausal women

Menopause

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 613-618

  Moriyama, Carolina Kimie ^a,b   Oneda, Bruna ^a   Bernardo, Fernanda Rocchi ^a   Cardoso Jr , Crivaldo Gomes ^a   Forjaz, Claudia L M ^a   Abrahao, Sandra B ^a   Mion, Décio ^a   Fonseca, Ângela M ^a   Tinucci, Tais ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Estrogen therapy; Health related quality of life; Hysterectomy; Menopause; Physical exercise

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL VALERATE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AEROBIC EXERCISE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART PALPITATION; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; INSOMNIA; MELANCHOLIA; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; MYALGIA; NERVOUSNESS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARESTHESIA; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRURITUS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHORT FORM 36; SITTING; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT DURATION; VERTIGO; WEAKNESS; EXERCISE; HEALTH STATUS; MIDDLE AGED;

DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMENOPAUSE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 51449118367     PISSN: 10723714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e3181605494     Document Type: Article

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