Attitude toward menopause among married middle-aged adults

Women and Health

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 55-68

  Papini, Dennis R ^a   Intrieri, Robert C ^a   Goodwin, Paige E ^a  

^a WESTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Climacteric; Menopause; Midlife

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CLIMACTERIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; MENOPAUSE; POSTMENOPAUSE; RATING SCALE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPOUSES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036982777     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J013v36n04_05     Document Type: Article

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