Quality of life and hormone therapy in women before and after menopause

Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 115-121

  Ekström, Helene ^a   Hovelius, Birgitta ^b  

^a Alvesta Community Health Centre   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Age; Hormone therapy; Menopause; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL STATUS; WELLBEING;

EID: 0033927984     PISSN: 02813432     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/028134300750019025     Document Type: Article

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