A multi-center, randomized, double blind placebo-controlled trial of estrogens to prevent Alzheimer's disease and loss of memory in women: Design and baseline characteristics

Clinical Trials

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 523-533

  Sano, Mary ^a   Jacobs, Diane ^b   Andrews, Howard ^c   Bell, Karen ^d   Graff Radford, Neill ^e   Lucas, John ^f   Rabins, Peter ^f   Bolla, Karen ^f   Tsai, Wei Yan ^d   Cross, Peter ^c   Andrews, Karen ^c   Costa, Rosann ^d   Xiaodong, Luo ^a  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Data Coordinating Center ^*

^c NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d Departments of Psychiatry and Psychology ^*  (United States)

^e MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^f JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN E; ESTROGEN; MEDROXYPROGESTERONE; PLACEBO;

AGE; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EDUCATION; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEMORY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEMORY DISORDERS;

EID: 59349103299     PISSN: 17407745     EISSN: 17407753     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1740774508096313     Document Type: Article

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