Evidence-based medicine and the management of menopause

Clinical Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 534-538

  Lobo, R ^a  

^a Department of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Evidence based medicine; Hormonal therapy; Menopause; Observational data; Randomized clinical trials

Indexed keywords

CONJUGATED ESTROGEN; ESTROGEN; GESTAGEN;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MENOPAUSE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK FACTOR; AGE; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AGE FACTORS; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 54449099874     PISSN: 00099201     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/GRF.0b013e3181809376     Document Type: Article

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