An absence of evidence linking perceived memory problems to the menopause

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 54, Issue 503, 2004, Pages 434-438

  Ford, Nicola ^a   Slade, Pauline ^b   Butler, Gary ^b  

^a NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Age factors; Climacteric; Memory; Menopause; Perception

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GENERAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; LIFE CYCLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDER; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; MOOD; PERCEPTION; PREDICTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; SAMPLING; STANDARDIZATION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; AFFECT; AGE FACTORS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEMORY DISORDERS; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 2942659482     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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