Sex steroids to maintain cognitive function in women after the menopause: A meta-analyses of treatment trials

Maturitas

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 56-71

  Hogervorst, Eef ^a   Bandelow, Stephan ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognition; Conjugated equine estrogens; Estradiol; Memory; Meta analyses; Treatment

Indexed keywords

CONJUGATED ESTROGEN; CONJUGATED ESTROGEN PLUS MEDROXYPROGESTERONE ACETATE; DIENOGEST PLUS ESTRADIOL VALERATE; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN DERIVATIVE; ETHINYLESTRADIOL PLUS NORETHISTERONE; GESTAGEN; SEX HORMONE; ESTROGEN;

CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; DEMENTIA; HUMAN; MENOPAUSE; META ANALYSIS; OVARIECTOMY; RECALL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYMPTOM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERBAL MEMORY; VISUAL MEMORY; AGE; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECTS; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; POSTMENOPAUSE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; COGNITION; DEMENTIA; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HUMANS; OVARIECTOMY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PROGESTINS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE;

EID: 77950955046     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2010.02.005     Document Type: Review

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