The relationship between physical activity and perimenopause

Health Care for Woman International

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 163-178

  Li, Suling ^a   Holm, Karyn ^a   Gulanick, Meg ^a   Lanuza, Dorothy ^a   Penckofer, Sue ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PREMENOPAUSE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREMENOPAUSE; QUESTIONNAIRES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 0033093104     PISSN: 07399332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/073993399245863     Document Type: Article

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