Does menopausal transition affect the quality of life? A longitudinal study of middle-aged women in Kinmen

Menopause

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 885-890

  Cheng, Ming Huei ^a,c   Lee, Shin Jung ^d   Wang, Shuu Jiun ^b,c   Wang, Peng Hui ^a,c   Fuh, Jong Ling ^b,c  

^a Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology ^*  (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Menopause; Perimenopausal; Quality of life; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; EMOTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHORT FORM 36; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TAIWAN; VASOMOTOR REFLEX;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; PERIMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TAIWAN; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 34948865124     PISSN: 10723714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e3180333a58     Document Type: Article

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