Alice in menopauseland: The jabberwocky of a medicalized middle age

Health Care for Woman International

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 325-343

  O'Brien Cousins, Sandra ^a   Edwards, Kerri ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Health Ministry   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DECISION MAKING; ESTROGEN THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; PHILOSOPHY; REVIEW;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DECISION MAKING; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; PHILOSOPHY, MEDICAL;

EID: 0036595850     PISSN: 07399332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0739933029008900     Document Type: Article

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