Menopause symptoms and attitudes of african american women: Closing the knowledge gap and expanding opportunities for counseling

Journal of Counseling and Development

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 48-56

  Huffman, Shirley B ^a,b   Myers, Jane E ^b   Tingle, Lynne R ^b   Bond, Lloyd A ^b  

^a University of North Carolina ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

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EID: 15844387273     PISSN: 07489633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1556-6678.2005.tb00579.x     Document Type: Article

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