Vasomotor symptoms among Japanese-American and European-American women living in Hilo, Hawaii

Menopause

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 261-269

  Sievert, Lynnette Leidy ^a   Morrison, Lynn ^b   Brown, Daniel E ^b   Reza, Angela M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnicity; Hot flashes; Menopause; Night sweats; Soy; Vasomotor symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; BODY MASS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EDUCATION; ETHNICITY; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HORMONAL THERAPY; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSE; NIGHT SWEAT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; SMOKING; UNITED STATES; VASOMOTOR DISORDER;

ADULT; ASIAN AMERICANS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPE; FEMALE; HAWAII; HOT FLASHES; HUMANS; JAPAN; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 34247614084     PISSN: 10723714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.gme.0000233496.13088.24     Document Type: Article

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