Smoking, body mass index, socioeconomic status and the menopausal transition in a British national cohort

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 845-851

  Hardy, Rebecca ^a   Kuh, Diana ^a   Wadsworth, Michael ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Cohort studies; Menopause; Smoking; Social class

Indexed keywords

HORMONE;

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; MENOPAUSE; PARITY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0033756476     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/29.5.845     Document Type: Article

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