Climacteric symptoms among indigenous Australian women and a model for the use of culturally relevant art in health promotion

Menopause

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 345-351

  Davis, Susan R ^a   Knight, Sara ^b   White, Vikki ^b   Claridge, Caroline ^b   Davis, Barbara J ^b   Bell, Robin ^b  

^a Jean Hailes Foundation for Women's Health   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Australian; Climacteric; Education; Indigenous; Obesity; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAUCASIAN; CLIMACTERIUM; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; MENOPAUSE; POPULATION RESEARCH; POSTMENOPAUSE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TEACHER;

EID: 0038165031     PISSN: 10723714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.GME.0000054819.03576.43     Document Type: Article

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