Feminine life-course of Estonian women born in 1937-47: A questionnaire survey

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 224-228

  Kirss, Fred ^a   Lang, Katrin ^b   Tuimala, Risto ^c  

^a TARTU UNIVERSITY CLINICS   (Estonia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^c TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Contraceptive use; Estonia; Feminine life course; Perimenopause

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BLEEDING; CLIMACTERIUM; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTRACEPTION; CURETTAGE; DEPRESSION; ESTONIA; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC SURGERY; HEALTH SURVEY; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; INDUCED ABORTION; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; IRRITABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; MENOPAUSE; NIGHT SWEAT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTER; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; REVIEW; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; HEALTH STATUS; MENARCHE; MENORRHAGIA; MIDDLE AGED; PARITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ABORTION, INDUCED; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; CURETTAGE; ESTONIA; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; MENARCHE; MENOPAUSE; MENORRHAGIA; MIDDLE AGED; PARITY; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGISTRIES;

EID: 33645634220     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: 16000412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016340500409653     Document Type: Review

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