Impact of hot flashes and night sweats on carotid intima-media thickness and bone mineral density among postmenopausal women

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 235-238

  Özkaya, Enis ^a   Cakir, Evrim ^b   Kara, Fadil ^a   Okuyan, Erhan ^a   Cakir, Caner ^a   Üstün, Gülnihal ^a   Küçüközkan, Tuncay ^a  

^a DR SAMI ULUS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b DISKAPI YILDIRIM BEYAZIT TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Carotid intima media thickness; Hot flashes; Menopause; Night sweats; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

CHOLESTEROL; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BONE DENSITY; CAROTID ARTERY; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSE; NIGHT SWEAT; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; VASOMOTOR DISORDER;

EID: 79955967877     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2010.12.020     Document Type: Article

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