Association between hormone therapy and nerve conduction study parameters in postmenopausal women

Climacteric

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 488-491

  Kim, H ^a   Ku, S Y ^a,b   Sung, J J ^a   Kim, S H ^a,b   Choi, Y M ^a,b   Kim, J G ^a   Moon, S Y ^a,b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Hormone Therapy; Menopause; Nerve Conduction Study

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTRADIOL VALERATE; PROGESTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEART PALPITATION; HORMONAL THERAPY; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION; LIVER FUNCTION; MEDIAN NERVE; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; MOTOR NERVE; NERVE CONDUCTION; NIGHT SWEAT; PERONEUS NERVE; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADICULOPATHY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKIN TEMPERATURE; SURAL NERVE; TIBIAL NERVE; ULNAR NERVE;

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEURAL CONDUCTION; PERIPHERAL NERVES; POSTMENOPAUSE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 79960453027     PISSN: 13697137     EISSN: 14730804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13697137.2011.553972     Document Type: Article

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