Secular trends in menopause age

Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 65-72

  Flint, M P ^a  

^a MONTCLAIR STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross cultural; Menopause age; Research methodology; Secular trend

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; EARLY MENOPAUSE; FEMALE; GROWTH; HUMAN; MENOPAUSE; METHODOLOGY; NUTRITION; ONSET AGE; PARITY; SMOKING; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0030747581     PISSN: 0167482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01674829709085571     Document Type: Conference Paper

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