Timing of menopause and patterns of menstrual bleeding

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 158, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 782-791

  Weinstein, Maxine ^a   Gorrindo, T ^b   Riley, A ^a   Mormino, J ^a   Niedfeldt, J ^a   Singer, B ^c   Rodriguez G ^c   Simon, J ^d   Pincus, S ^e  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^e Independent Mathematician   (United States)

Author keywords

Age of onset; Menopause; Menstrual cycle

Indexed keywords

WOMENS HEALTH;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; COHORT ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; MENOPAUSE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENSTRUATION; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PARITY; PREDICTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0141997857     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwg223     Document Type: Article

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