Postmenopausal hormone use and skeletal fracture: does the size of the benefit decrease with increasing age?
Weiss NS, Treggiari MM. Postmenopausal hormone use and skeletal fracture: does the size of the benefit decrease with increasing age? Obstetrics And Gynecology 2002, 100: 364-8. PMID: 12151165, DOI: 10.1016/s0029-7844(02)02046-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term hormone useOlder postmenopausal womenPostmenopausal womenHormone useFracture riskYounger postmenopausal womenPostmenopausal hormone useSurrogate end pointsBone mineral densityUse of hormonesHormone therapySkeletal benefitsRandomized trialsSuch therapyMineral densitySkeletal fracturesAbsolute reductionEnd pointStudy of hormonesWomenHealth careTrialsAgeTrue declineRisk