The perimenopause: A critical time in a woman's life

International Journal of Fertility and Menopausal Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 85-89

  Sulak, Patricia J ^a,b  

^a SCOTT AND WHITE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

perimenopause; transition

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MENOPAUSE; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; OVARY FUNCTION; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREMENOPAUSE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCTION; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 0029934640     PISSN: 10693130     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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