Change in psychological and vasomotor symptom reporting during the menopause

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1975-1988

  Hardy, Rebecca ^a   Kuh, Diana ^a  

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

Author keywords

Hormone replacement therapy; Menopause; Psychological symptoms; UK; Vasomotor symptoms

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; WOMENS HEALTH;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; MALE; MENOPAUSE; MENTAL HEALTH; MORBIDITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCORING SYSTEM;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0036978576     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(01)00326-4     Document Type: Article

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