Trends in middle-aged women's reports of symptoms, use of hormone therapy and attitudes towards it

Maturitas

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 154-164

  Ekström, Helene ^a,b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Kronoberg County Research Center   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Attitude; Hormone therapy; Menopause; Middle aged; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYMPTOM; VASOMOTOR DISORDER;

AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 25444481569     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2005.01.010     Document Type: Article

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