Relationship between psychosocial factors and health behaviours for women experiencing menopaus

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 265-273

  Anderson, Debra ^a   Posner, Natasha ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Consultation practices; Health behaviours; Hormone replacement therapy; Information sources; Menopause; Psychosocial factors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH SERVICE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION SERVICE; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; INFORMATION SERVICES; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; QUEENSLAND; QUESTIONNAIRES; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 0036777762     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-172X.2002.00376.x     Document Type: Article

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