Age at natural menopause in a population-based screening cohort: The role of menarche, fecundity, and lifestyle factors

Fertility and Sterility

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 95-102

  Van Noord, Paulus A H ^a   Boersma, Hilda ^b   Dubas, Judith S ^c   Te Velde, Egbert ^c   Dorland, Martinus ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b The College of William and Mary   (United States)

^c Julius Ctr Patient Oriented Res ^*

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Chronic disease risk; Evidence based medicine; Menarche; Menopause (age at natural); Secular trend

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENARCHE; MENOPAUSE; ONSET AGE; ORAL CONTRACEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0342683793     PISSN: 00150282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0015-0282(97)81482-3     Document Type: Article

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