Relation of demographic and lifestyle factors to symptoms in a multi-racial/ethnic population of women 40-55 years of age

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 152, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 463-473

  Gold, Ellen B ^a   Sternfeld, Barbara ^b   Kelsey, Jennifer L ^c   Brown, Charlotte ^d   Mouton, Charles ^e   Reame, Nancy ^f   Salamone, Loran ^d   Stellato, Rebecca ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b DIVISION OF RESEARCH   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^g NEW ENGLAND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnic groups; Menopause; Risk factors; Smoking; Social class; Symptoms and general pathology

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; ETHNICITY; LIFESTYLE; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; RISK FACTOR; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RIGIDITY; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP TIME; SOCIOECONOMICS; SWEATING; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; URINE INCONTINENCE;

ADULT; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOT FLASHES; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL FITNESS; RISK FACTORS; SMOKING; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 0034282411     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/152.5.463     Document Type: Article

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