Maturitas
Volume 62, Issue 1 , Pages 53-57, 20 January 2009

Effects of raloxifene and hormone replacement therapy on forearm skin elasticity in postmenopausal women

  • H. Sumino

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Takasaki University of Health and Welfare, 501 Nakaorui-machi, Takasaki, Gunma 370-0033, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +81 27 352 1291; fax: +81 27 352 1985.
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  • S. Ichikawa

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Hospital of Central Japan, 740 Shimohakoda, Hokkitsu-machi, Shibukawa, Gunma 377-0061, Japan
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  • S. Kasama

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Hospital of Central Japan, 740 Shimohakoda, Hokkitsu-machi, Shibukawa, Gunma 377-0061, Japan
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  • T. Takahashi

      Affiliations

    • Division of Internal Medicine, Tama-Hokubu Medical Center, Tokyo Metropolitan Health and Medical Treatment Corporation, 1-7-1 Aoba-cho, Higashi-murayama, Tokyo 189-8511, Japan
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  • H. Kumakura

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Hospital of Central Japan, 740 Shimohakoda, Hokkitsu-machi, Shibukawa, Gunma 377-0061, Japan
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  • Y. Takayama

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular Hospital of Central Japan, 740 Shimohakoda, Hokkitsu-machi, Shibukawa, Gunma 377-0061, Japan
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  • T. Kanda

      Affiliations

    • Department of General Medicine, Kanazawa Medical University, 1-1 Daigaku, Uchinada-machi, Ishikawa 920-0293, Japan
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  • M. Murakami

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-39-15 Showa-machi, Maebashi, Gunma 371-8511, Japan
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  • M. Kurabayashi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine and Biological Science, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, 3-39-22 Showa-machi, Maebashi, Gunma 371-8511, Japan

Received 15 May 2008; received in revised form 26 September 2008; accepted 9 October 2008. published online 17 November 2008.

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PII: S0378-5122(08)00269-7

doi:10.1016/j.maturitas.2008.10.005

Maturitas
Volume 62, Issue 1 , Pages 53-57, 20 January 2009

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