Maturitas
Volume 55, Issue 2 , Pages 150-155 , 20 September 2006

Menopause, mild psychological stress and salivary cortisol: Influence of long-term hormone replacement therapy (HRT)

  • F.R. Patacchioli

      Affiliations

    • Department of Human Physiology and Pharmacology “V.Erspamer”, S.Andrea 2nd Medical Faculty, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Human Physiology and Pharmacology “V.Erspamer”, Universitá di Roma “La Sapienza”, Pizzale Aldo Moro, 5-00185 Roma, Italy. Tel.: +39 06 49912506; fax: +39 06 49912506.
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  • S. Simeoni

      Affiliations

    • Department of Human Physiology and Pharmacology “V.Erspamer”, S.Andrea 2nd Medical Faculty, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Italy
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  • P. Monnazzi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Human Physiology and Pharmacology “V.Erspamer”, S.Andrea 2nd Medical Faculty, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Italy
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  • M. Pace

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gynecology, Perinatology and Neonatology, 1st Medical Faculty, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Italy
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  • O. Capri

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gynecology, Perinatology and Neonatology, 1st Medical Faculty, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Italy
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  • G. Perrone

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gynecology, Perinatology and Neonatology, 1st Medical Faculty, University of Rome “La Sapienza”, Italy

Received 22 July 2005 ,Revised 18 January 2006 ,Accepted 21 January 2006.

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PII: S0378-5122(06)00033-8

doi: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2006.01.009

Maturitas
Volume 55, Issue 2 , Pages 150-155 , 20 September 2006

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