title: Estrogens and bone.
abstract: Osteoporosis is a problem most associated with advancing age. However, the bulk of the public health problem is constituted by postmenopausal women, whose situation has been brought to the forefront by the early findings in the WHI.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Missouri at Kansas City, 64108, USA.
authors.forename: Richard J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Derman
mesh_terms: D015519:Bone Density / Q000187:drug effects; D015914:Estrogen Replacement Therapy; D004967:Estrogens / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015663:Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
chemical_list: D004967:Estrogens