The association of menopause and physical functioning in women at midlife

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 49, Issue 11, 2001, Pages 1485-1492

  Sowers, Maryfran ^a   Pope, Sandra ^b   Welch, Gavin ^a   Sternfeld, Barbara ^c   Albrecht, Gary ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

^c KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Functional limitation; Menopause; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY SIZE; CHRONIC DISEASE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENOPAUSE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; POSTMENOPAUSE; SELF REPORT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MENOPAUSE; MENOPAUSE, PREMATURE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035157198     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1532-5415.2001.4911241.x     Document Type: Article

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