Women's Health Initiative

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Women's_Health_Initiative

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:research gptkb:clinical_trial
gptkbp:affiliation	gptkb:National_Heart,_Lung,_and_Blood_Institute
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:eligibility	1993-1998
gptkbp:focus	gptkb:cancer gptkb:cardiovascular_disease gptkb:bone chronic disease prevention hormone therapy calcium and vitamin D supplementation dietary modification postmenopausal women
gptkbp:impact	influenced public health policy changed clinical guidelines for hormone therapy
gptkbp:location	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:notableFinds	calcium and vitamin D supplementation had limited effect on fracture risk hormone therapy increased risk of breast cancer hormone therapy increased risk of heart disease hormone therapy increased risk of stroke dietary fat reduction did not significantly reduce risk of heart disease
gptkbp:participants	over 160,000
gptkbp:principalInvestigator	gptkb:Dr._Jacques_Rossouw
gptkbp:publishedIn	gptkb:New_England_Journal_of_Medicine gptkb:JAMA
gptkbp:sponsor	gptkb:National_Institutes_of_Health
gptkbp:startDate	1991
gptkbp:studyType	gptkb:clinical_trial observational study
gptkbp:website	https://www.whi.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Bernadine_Healy
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Women's Health Initiative