Menopausal vasomotor symptoms and cardiovascular disease

Menopause

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 345-347

  Szmuilowicz, Emily D ^a   Manson, Joann E ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CONJUGATED ESTROGEN;

ARTERY CALCIFICATION; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BODY MASS; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; EDITORIAL; FOLLOW UP; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; MENOPAUSE; OBESITY; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; VASOMOTOR DISORDER;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CAROTID ARTERIES; FEMALE; HOT FLASHES; HUMANS; TUNICA INTIMA; TUNICA MEDIA;

EID: 79955000161     PISSN: 10723714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e318209239a     Document Type: Editorial

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