Reproductive and dietary determinants of the age at menopause in EPIC-Heidelberg

Maturitas

Volumn 52, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 337-347

  Nagel, Gabriele ^a   Altenburg, Hans Peter ^a   Nieters, Alexandra ^a   Boffetta, Paolo ^b   Linseisen, Jakob ^a  

^a GERMAN CANCER RESEARCH CENTER DKFZ   (Germany)

^b INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

Author keywords

Diet; EPIC Heidelberg; Lifestyle; Menopause; Reproductive factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CARBOHYDRATE DIET; CEREAL; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIETARY INTAKE; EUROPE; EXPERIENCE; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; FIBER; FOLLOW UP; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEAT; MENOPAUSE; MENSTRUATION; PREGNANCY; PROTEIN DIET; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SMOKING HABIT; VEGETABLE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BODY MASS INDEX; COHORT STUDIES; DIET; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MARITAL STATUS; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCTIVE HISTORY; SMOKING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 27644570384     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2005.05.013     Document Type: Article

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