title: [The atheroprotective importance of estrogen substitution from the social medicine viewpoint].
abstract: Due to the increasing life expectancy most women nowadays suffer from menopausal problems. These include not only menopausal symptoms, but also osteoporosis and atherosclerosis. Hormone replacement therapy therefore is a measure for keeping physiological standards. It has both preventive and therapeutic importance, for the individual as well as for the public. In the following we give an overview to these aspects, focusing on prevention of atherosclerosis.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Sozialmedizin, Universität Wien.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rieder
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Schwarz
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kunze
mesh_terms: D001161:Arteriosclerosis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002979:Climacteric / Q000187:drug effects*; D015914:Estrogen Replacement Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008136:Longevity; D008875:Middle Aged; D015663:Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal / Q000517:prevention & control*
vernacular_title: Die atheroprotektive Bedeutung der Ostrogensubstitution aus sozialmedizinischer Sicht.