Age at menopause in central andean peruvian women

Menopause

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 32-38

  Gonzales, Gustavo F ^a   Villena, Arturo ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PERUANA CAYETANO HEREDIA   (Peru)

Author keywords

Age at menarche; Age at menopause; Altitude; Contraceptives; Sociodemographic factors

Indexed keywords

EID: 0003039745     PISSN: 10723714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00042192-199704010-00008     Document Type: Article

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