Ankle stiffness in postmenopausal women: Influence of hormone therapy and menopause nature

Climacteric

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 265-270

  Faria, A ^a   Gabriel, R ^b   Abrantes, J ^c   Bras R ^a   Sousa, M ^d   Moreira, H ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BEIRA INTERIOR   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSIDADE LUSÓFONA DE HUMANIDADES E TECNOLOGIAS   (Portugal)

^d Portuguese Menopause Society   (Portugal)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Ankle Stiffness; Hormone Therapy; Nature of Menopause; Oscillation Technique; Postmenopause

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; AGED; ANKLE; ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; IN VIVO STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STIFFNESS; OSCILLATION; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TENDON; TRICEPS SURAE MUSCLE;

AGED; ANKLE JOINT; FEMALE; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; OVARIECTOMY; POSTMENOPAUSE; TENDONS;

EID: 77951833206     PISSN: 13697137     EISSN: 14730804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13697130903437896     Document Type: Article

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