Open AccessOsteoporosis and Fractures in Postmenopausal Women Using Estrogen
Author(s) -
Heidi D Nelson
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinte.162.20.2278
Subject(s) - estrogen , medicine , osteoporosis , cohort , bone density , prospective cohort study , menopause , hip fracture , cohort study
Previous studies demonstrate that postmenopausal women who use estrogen are somewhat protected from bone loss and fractures compared with nonusers, but the extent to which estrogen users remain at risk for osteoporosis and fractures is uncertain.
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