Age at menopause and childbearing patterns in relation to mortality

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 151, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 620-623

  Cooper, Glinda S ^a   Baird, Donna D ^a   Weinberg, Clarice R ^a   Ephross, Sara A ^b   Sandler, Dale P ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Menopause; Mortality; Parity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL AGE; MENOPAUSE; MORTALITY; MULTIPARA; ONSET AGE; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0034653168     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a010250     Document Type: Article

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