Association of physical and behavioral characteristics with menstrual cycle patterns in women age 29-31 years

Epidemiology

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 624-628

  Cooper, Glinda S ^a   Sandler, Dale P ^a   Whelan, Elizabeth A ^a   Smith, Ken R ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

alcohol drinking; bleeding; caffeine; height; menstrual cycles; physical activity; smoking; weight

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CAFFEINE; ESTROGEN;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANOVULATION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING;

EID: 0029806832     PISSN: 10443983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001648-199611000-00010     Document Type: Article

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