Quality of life in low-income menopausal women attending primary care clinics

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 44-50

  Brzyski, Robert G ^a   Medrano, Martha A ^a   Hyatt Santos, Jill M ^a   Ross, Jeanette S ^a  

^a Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

Author keywords

Health status; Menopause; Quality of Life; Socioeconomic factors; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MENOPAUSE; MENTAL HEALTH; NORMAL HUMAN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIOECONOMICS; VASOMOTOR REFLEX;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATION; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCOME; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 0034950057     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(01)01852-0     Document Type: Article

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