Possible factors affecting the age at menopause among women in the central anatolian region of Turkey

Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 59-60

  Hassa, H ^a   Tanir, H M ^a   Tekin, B ^a   Senses, T ^a   Oge, T ^a   Mutlu, F S ^a  

^a ESKISEHIR OSMANGAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Age at menopause; Cigarette smoking; Menopausal age of mothers sisters

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CIGARETTE SMOKING; DEMOGRAPHY; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; LACTATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MENOPAUSE; PARITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SMOKING; TURKEY;

EID: 33646458085     PISSN: 03906663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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