The role of soy foods in the treatment of menopausal symptoms

Journal of Nutrition

Volumn 140, Issue 12, 2010, Pages

  Levis, Silvina ^a,b   Griebeler, Marcio L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b GERIATRIC RESEARCH EDUCATION AND CLINICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; CHINA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIET; FEMALE; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; PH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOYBEAN; THAILAND; UNITED STATES; VAGINA CYTOLOGY;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; SOYBEANS;

EID: 78649530906     PISSN: 00223166     EISSN: 15416100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3945/jn.110.124388     Document Type: Conference Paper

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