Hysterectomy, oophorectomy, estrogen, and the risk of dementia

Neurodegenerative Diseases

Volumn 10, Issue 1-4, 2012, Pages 175-178

  Rocca, Walter A ^a,c   Grossardt, Brandon R ^b   Shuster, Lynne T ^d   Stewart, Elizabeth A ^c,e  

^a Department of Neurology ^*  (United States)

^b Division of Biomedical Statistics and Informatics   (United States)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^d Department of Internal Medicine   (United States)

^e Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive impairment; Dementia; Estrogen; Hysterectomy; Menopause; Neuroprotection; Oophorectomy

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; OVARIECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADULT; AGING; COGNITION DISORDERS; COHORT STUDIES; DEMENTIA; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDIES AS TOPIC; OVARIECTOMY; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860220560     PISSN: 16602854     EISSN: 16602862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000334764     Document Type: Article

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