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Dietary Phytoestrogens in Preventing Osteoporosis in Postmenopausal Women: Italian Aspects

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Abbreviations

ER:

Estrogen receptor

SERMs:

Selective estrogen receptor modulators

HRT:

Hormonal replacement therapy

ET:

Estrogen therapy

TSEC:

Tissue-selective estrogen complex

DXA:

Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry

SD:

Standard deviation

BMD:

Bone mineral density

WHI:

Women’s Health Initiative

WB:

Whole bone

ISTAT:

Italian National Institute of Statistics

ESOPO:

Epidemiological study on the prevalence of osteoporosis

QUS:

Quantitative ultrasound

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    Luigi Mario Chiechi M.D.

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Chiechi, L.M. (2013). Dietary Phytoestrogens in Preventing Osteoporosis in Postmenopausal Women: Italian Aspects. In: Hollins Martin, C., Watson, R., Preedy, V. (eds) Nutrition and Diet in Menopause. Nutrition and Health. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-62703-373-2_12

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