The role of the menopause in women's experiences of the 'change of life'

Sociology of Health and Illness

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 397-424

  Ballard, Karen D ^a   Kuh, Diana J ^b   Wadsworth, Michael E J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Change of life; Menopause; Status passage; Women's experiences

Indexed keywords

EID: 0035385024     PISSN: 01419889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9566.00258     Document Type: Article

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