Phytotherapy versus hormonal therapy for postmenopausal bone loss: A meta-analysis

Osteoporosis International

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 519-526

  Xu, M ^a   Qi, C ^a   Deng, B ^a   Deng, P X ^a   Mo, C W ^b  

^a HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b GUANGZHOU UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE MEDICINE   (China)

Author keywords

Hormonal therapy; Meta analysis; Phytotherapy; Postmenopausal osteoporosis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; META ANALYSIS; OSTEOLYSIS; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYTOTHERAPY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; AGED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; PHYTOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 62149108645     PISSN: 0937941X     EISSN: 14332965     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00198-008-0724-x     Document Type: Article

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