Variability of bothersome menopausal symptoms over time – a longitudinal analysis using the Estonian postmenopausal hormone therapy trial (EPHT)
Journal Title: BMC Women's Health - Year 2012, Vol 12, Issue
Abstract
Very little data are available on the natural course or level of disturbance of vasomotor symptoms among middle-aged women. Using readily collected trial data we studied the persistence of vasomotor symptoms among untreated women.
Authors and Affiliations
Elina Hemminki, Elena Regushevskaya, Riitta Luoto, Piret Veerus
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- DOI 10.1186/1472-6874-12-44
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