Strategies and issues for managing menopause-related symptoms in diverse populations: Ethnic and racial diversity

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 118, Issue 12 SUPPL. 2, 2005, Pages 142-147

  Rice, Valerie Montgomery ^a  

^a MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Menopause; Racial and ethnic diversity

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ESTROGEN; GESTAGEN; PROGESTERONE;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ASIAN AMERICAN; CLIMACTERIUM; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH STATUS; HISPANIC; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; MENOPAUSE RELATED DISORDER; NIGHT SWEAT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RACE DIFFERENCE; STRESS; UROGENITAL TRACT DISEASE;

EID: 30544446138     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2005.09.048     Document Type: Conference Paper

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