Tibolone low dose (1.25 mg/d) therapy and postural balance in elderly women

Maturitas

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 72-75

  Naessen, Tord ^a   Lindmark, Birgitta ^a   Larsen, Hans Christian ^a   van Os, Steve ^b   Larsson, Marita ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b NV ORGANON   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Falls; Fractures; Hormone replacement therapy; Menopause; Postural balance; Sway velocity; Tibolone

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; PLACEBO; TIBOLONE;

ADULT; ADVERTIZING; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; LOW DRUG DOSE; MASS MEDIUM; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR MODULATORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NORPREGNENES; POSTMENOPAUSE; POSTURAL BALANCE;

EID: 58849134807     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2008.11.004     Document Type: Article

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