Musculoskeletal pain among women of menopausal age in Puebla, Mexico

Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 127-140

  Sievert, Lynnette Leidy ^a   Goode Null, Susan K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

BMI; Education; Menopause; Mexico; Musculoskeletal pain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MENOPAUSE; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; PAIN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MENOPAUSE; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; PAIN;

EID: 33747472956     PISSN: 01693816     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10823-005-9087-3     Document Type: Article

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