International Journal of Endocrinology

Review Article

Can Melatonin Improve the Osteopenia of Perimenopausal and Postmenopausal Women? A Meta-Analysis

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Search strategy for PubMed.
DatabaseSearch strategy
PubMedMelatonin
AND
(Perimenopausal Bone Loss OR Bone Loss, Postmenopausal OR Bone Losses, Postmenopausal OR Postmenopausal Bone Losses OR Osteopenia, Postmenopausal OR Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal OR Osteopenia, Postmenopausal OR Postmenopausal Osteoporosis OR Postmenopausal Osteopenia OR Postmenopausal Osteopenia OR Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal OR Postmenopausal Osteoporosis OR Bone Loss, Perimenopausal OR Bone Losses, Perimenopausal OR Perimenopausal Bone Losses OR Postmenopausal Bone Loss)
AND
(randomized controlled trial [pt] OR controlled clinical trial [pt] OR placebo [tiab] OR drug therapy [sh] OR trial [tiab] OR groups [tiab] OR clinical trials as topic [mesh: noexp] OR Clinical Trial OR random [tiab] OR random allocation [mh] OR single-blind method [mh] OR double-blind method [mh] OR crossover studies)
NOT
(animals [mh] NOT humans [mh])