Menopausal symptoms and knowledge towards daily life and hormone replacement therapy among menopausal women in Bangkok

Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand

Volumn 88, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 1768-1774

  Chaopotong, Pattama ^a   Titapant, Vitaya ^a   Boriboonhirunsarn, Dittakarn ^a  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Daily life; Hormone replacement therapy; Menopausal symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; QUESTIONNAIRE; THAILAND;

ADULT; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 33244467003     PISSN: 01252208     EISSN: 01252208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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