Continuous low-dose estradiol application through a vaginal ring: A placebo-controlled study;Kontinuierliche, niederdosierte oestradiolapplikation mittels eines vaginalringes: Eine plazebo-kontrollierte studie

Zentralblatt fur Gynakologie

Volumn 120, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 449-453

  Casper, F ^a   Petri, E ^b   Benninghoff, B ^c   Distler, W ^b   Herold, J ^b   Hussong, R ^b   Methfessel, H D ^b   Santellani, M ^b   Voigt, R ^b   Weise, W ^b   Wortmann, M ^b   Zimber, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MAINZ   (Germany)

^b Frauenklinik ^*

^c Pharmacia and Upjohn   (Germany)

Author keywords

Estradiol; Local estradiol therapy; Vaginal atrophy; Vaginal ring

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; ESTROGEN DEFICIENCY; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; POSTMENOPAUSE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VAGINA ATROPHY; VAGINA MUCOSA; VAGINA RING;

EID: 7344238488     PISSN: 00444197     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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