Obesity and fat distribution in relation to hot flashes in Dutch women from the DOM-project

Maturitas

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 301-305

  Den Tonkelaar, I ^a   Seidell, J C ^b   Van Noord, P A H ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Climacteric; Fat distribution; Hot flashes; Menopause; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; DENMARK; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASS SCREENING; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; OBESITY;

EID: 0030066603     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0378-5122(95)00990-6     Document Type: Article

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