The Women's Health Initiative: studying interventions over the long term

Clin Lab Sci. 1995 Nov-Dec;8(6):311-6.

Abstract

The women's health initiative is studying the effectiveness of several preventive measures among postmenopausal women. The ambitious project is also examining a wide variety of biomarkers and could uncover new and important disease markers over the next 10 years.

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Biomarkers
  • Cardiovascular Diseases / prevention & control*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Multicenter Studies as Topic
  • Neoplasms / prevention & control*
  • Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal / prevention & control*
  • Postmenopause*
  • Primary Prevention*
  • Women's Health*

Substances

  • Biomarkers