Hormone therapy and skeletal muscle strength: A meta-analysis

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1071-1081

  Greising, Sarah M ^a   Baltgalvis, Kristen A ^a   Lowe, Dawn A ^a   Warren, Gordon L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Estradiol; Hormone replacement therapy; Postmenopausal

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN;

CLINICAL TRIAL; ESTROGEN DEFICIENCY; HORMONAL THERAPY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NONHUMAN; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; RODENTIA;

RODENTIA;

EID: 69949106125     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glp082     Document Type: Review

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