Influence of the attitudes, expectations and beliefs in the adaptation to the menopause;Influencia de las actitudes, expectativas y creencias en la adaptación a la menopausia

Anales de Psiquiatria

Volumn 19, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 329-336

  De La Gándara Martín, Jesús J ^a,c   Sanchez Hernandez J ^a   Diez Sanchez M A ^b   Monje Hernandez E ^b  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE BURGOS   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^c Hospital Divino Valles   (Spain)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Beliefs; Expectations; Hormone replacement therapy; Menopause

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ATTITUDE; EXPECTATION; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; MENOPAUSE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0346494401     PISSN: 02130599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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