Women's conception of the menopausal transition - A qualitative study

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 509-517

  Lindh Åstrand, Lotta ^a,d   Hoffmann, Mikael ^b   Hammar, Mats ^a   Kjellgren, Karin I ^c  

^a Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology ^*  (Sweden)

^b Division of Clinical Immunology   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^d LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Conceptions; Menopausal transition; Nurses; Nursing; Phenomenography; Qualitative study

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BODY IMAGE; EDUCATION; EMOTION; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHILOSOPHY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SWEDEN;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGING; BODY IMAGE; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SWEDEN; WOMEN;

EID: 33847339041     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2005.01547.x     Document Type: Article

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