Hormone replacement therapy in postmenopausal women with rheumatoid arthritis stabilises bone mineral density by digital x-ray radiogrammetry in a randomised controlled trial

Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases

Volumn 70, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1167-1168

  Forsblad D'Elia, Helena ^a   Carlsten, Hans ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; COLECALCIFEROL; ESTRADIOL PLUS NORETHISTERONE ACETATE;

ADULT; BONE DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGITAL RADIOGRAPHY; DIGITAL X RAY RADIOGRAMMETRY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HAND RADIOGRAPHY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METACARPAL BONE; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; BONE DENSITY; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 79955822402     PISSN: 00034967     EISSN: 14682060     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/ard.2010.137133     Document Type: Letter

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