A Review of Symptoms Commonly Associated with Menopause: Implications for Clinical Neuropsychologists and Other Health Care Providers

Neuropsychology Review

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 145-152

  O'Bryant, Sid E ^a   Palav, Anjali ^b   McCaffrey, Robert J ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Base rates; Neuropsychology of menopause; Symptoms of menopause

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL FEATURE; DEPRESSION; FATIGUE; HEADACHE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; IRRITABILITY; MENOPAUSE; METHODOLOGY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; REVIEW; SYMPTOM; URINARY TRACT DISEASE;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DATABASES; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEPRESSION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOT FLASHES; HUMANS; IRRITABLE MOOD; MENOPAUSE; POSTMENOPAUSE; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS;

EID: 1642455886     PISSN: 10407308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025573529407     Document Type: Review

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