Country of birth, country of residence, and menopausal transitions and symptoms: British birth cohort and Australian longitudinal study on women's health

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 144-151

  Lee, Christina ^a   Mishra, Gita ^b   Kuh, Diana ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b MRC HUMAN NUTRITION RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

^c ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL FACTOR; HORMONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BIRTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; SMOKING; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 1942435576     PISSN: 13260200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-842X.2004.tb00928.x     Document Type: Article

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