Pilot study of hormone replacement therapy and menopausal symptoms, depression, and quality of life in Korean climacteric women

Psychological Reports

Volumn 98, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 374-378

  Lim, Hyun J A ^a   Cho, Hye Jin ^b   Lee, Myeong Soo ^b,c  

^a Chodang University   (South Korea)

^b Wonkwang University   (South Korea)

^c PENINSULA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KOREA; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADULT; AGED; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; KOREA; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33746196651     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-8159.2006.00356.x     Document Type: Article

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