Life event timing and the emotional consequences of surgical menopause for Asian-Pacific women in Guam

Women and Health

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 43-54

  Pinhey, Thomas K ^a   Pinhey, Donna Lewis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian Pacific Islanders; Chamorro; Guam; Menopause; Well being

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EMOTIONALITY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; GUAM; HAPPINESS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; HYSTERECTOMY; LIFE EVENT; MENOPAUSE; PSYCHOTRAUMA; WELLBEING;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GUAM; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0036986145     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J013v36n04_04     Document Type: Article

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