The relationship between stress-coping and vasomotor symptoms in postmenopausal women

Maturitas

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 29-34

  Nedstrand, Elizabeth ^a   Wijma, Klaas ^a   Lindgren, Monica ^a   Hammar, Mats ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Hot flushes; Neuroticism; Postmenopause; Stress coping; Vasomotor symptoms

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; GESTAGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLIMACTERIUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PERSONALITY; POSTMENOPAUSE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STRESS; SWEATING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; FEMALE; HOT FLASHES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROTIC DISORDERS; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; POSTMENOPAUSE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0032458743     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-5122(98)00058-9     Document Type: Article

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