Menopause, atherosclerosis, and coronary artery disease

Current Opinion in Pharmacology

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 186-191

  Barrett Connor, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; TESTOSTERONE;

AGING; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLIMACTERIUM; COHORT ANALYSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEPRESSION; ESTROGEN DEFICIENCY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SLEEP DISORDER;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEPRESSION; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; SLEEP DISORDERS;

EID: 84879422023     PISSN: 14714892     EISSN: 14714973     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.coph.2013.01.005     Document Type: Review

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