Assessment of bone mineral density should be considered earlier in perimenopausal women with vasomotor symptoms

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 107, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 114-116

  Tural, Alper ^a   Yoldemir, Tevfik ^a   Erenus, Mithat ^a  

^a MARMARA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Hot flashes; Osteopenia; Osteoporosis; Perimenopause; Vasomotor symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BONE DENSITY; CLIMACTERIUM; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROL GROUP; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; LUMBAR VERTEBRA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; OSTEOPENIA; OSTEOPOROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASOMOTOR DISORDER;

EID: 70449533079     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2009.07.015     Document Type: Article

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