Age of natural menopause among women in Mexico city

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 159-166

  Garrido Latorre, F ^a   Lazcano Ponce, E C ^a   Lopez Carrillo L ^a   Hernandez Avila M ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Menopause; Population based control; Reproductive factors

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENOPAUSE; MEXICO; NORMAL HUMAN; PARITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 0029926090     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0020-7292(96)02655-0     Document Type: Article

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