Menstrual cycle irregularity and risk for future cardiovascular disease

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 87, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 2013-2017

  Solomon, Caren G ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h}   Hu, Frank B ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}   Dunaif, Andrea ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}   Rich Edwards, Janet E ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}   Stampfer, Meir J ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}   Willett, Walter C ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}   Speizer, Frank E ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}   Manson, Joann E ^{a,b,c,d,e,f,g}  

^a Women's Health Sciences Division   (United States)

^b Division of General Medicine   (United States)

^c CHANNING LABORATORY   (United States)

^d BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e Department of Nutrition ^*  (United States)

^f HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^g HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^h NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERANDROGENISM; INCIDENCE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; METABOLIC DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STROKE;

EID: 0036098187     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem.87.5.8471     Document Type: Article

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