Influence of long-term postmenopausal hormone-replacement therapy on estimated structural bone strength: A study in discordant monozygotic twins

Journal of Bone and Mineral Research

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 546-552

  Mikkola, Tuija M ^a   Heinonen, Ari ^a   Kovanen, Vuokko ^a   Cheng, Sulin ^a   Kujala, Urho M ^a   Suominen, Harri ^a   Alén, Markku ^a,b   Puolakka, Jukka ^c   Ankarberg Lindgren, Carina ^d   Ronkainen, Paula H A ^a   Koskenvuo, Markku ^e   Kaprio, Jaakko ^e,f   Rantanen, Taina ^a   Sipilä, Sarianna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b OULU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c Central Finland Health Care District   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^f NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bone; hormone replacement therapy; mechanical loading; postmenopausal women; pQCT

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BONE DENSITY; BONE STRENGTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAPHYSIS; DRUG EFFECT; EPIPHYSIS; FEMALE; FRAGILITY FRACTURE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POSTMENOPAUSE; RADIUS; TIBIA; TREATMENT DURATION; TWIN DISCORDANCE;

AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; BODY COMPOSITION; BONE AND BONES; BONE DENSITY; DIAPHYSES; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; FEMALE; HORMONES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE; SELF REPORT; TIME FACTORS; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 79951839855     PISSN: 08840431     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jbmr.255     Document Type: Article

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