Menopausal problems of Hong Kong Chinese women - A clinical audit of a general practice population

Hong Kong Practitioner

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 156-163

  Ngai, B ^a  

^a Eastern Commercial Centre   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

CONJUGATED ESTROGEN; ESTRADIOL PLUS NORETHISTERONE ACETATE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; TRISEQUENS;

ACUPUNCTURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL STUDY; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HONG KONG; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; MENTAL DISEASE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ASPECT; URINARY TRACT DISEASE; VASOMOTOR DISORDER;

EID: 0037710250     PISSN: 10273948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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