Risk factors of early menopause in two generations of gainfully employed French women

Maturitas

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 165-174

  Cassou, B ^a   Derriennic, F ^a   Monfort, C ^a   Dell'Accio, P ^b   Touranchet, A ^c  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^c Inspection Med Regionale Pays Loire   (France)

Author keywords

early menopause; epidemiologic study; generational effect; risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMAN; MENOPAUSE; NORMAL HUMAN; RISK FACTOR;

ADULT; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MENOPAUSE, PREMATURE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SAMPLING STUDIES;

EID: 0031007066     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-5122(96)01096-1     Document Type: Article

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