Menopausal transition of korean immigrant women: A literature review

Health Care for Women International

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 507-520

  Im, Eun Ok ^a   Lipson, Juliene G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KOREA; LIFE EVENT; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; MIGRATION; REVIEW; ROLE PLAYING; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EMIGRATION AND IMMIGRATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; KOREA; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; ROLE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031264136     PISSN: 07399332     EISSN: 10964665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07399339709516307     Document Type: Article

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