Menopausal experiences of Thai women. Part 2: The cultural context

Maturitas

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 9-14

  Punyahotra, Suwipa ^a,b   Dennerstein, Lorraine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Royal Irrigation Department   (Thailand)

Author keywords

cross cultural; menopause

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSE; MENSTRUATION; SOCIAL ASPECT; THAILAND;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLIMACTERIC; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; MENSTRUATION; MIDDLE AGED; THAILAND;

EID: 0031042522     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-5122(96)01078-X     Document Type: Article

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