Documentation of self-care actions taken for somatic complaints by postmenopausal Malay women living in Kelantan Malaysia

Maturitas

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 241-248

  Dhillon, Hardip Kaur ^a   Mohd Zaki Nik Mahmood, Nik ^a   Singh, Harbindarjeet ^b  

^a SCHOOL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Kelantanese women; Malaysia; Postmenopausal symptoms; Self care health care actions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AKAR KAYU; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; DOCUMENTATION; EDUCATION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HERB; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; JAMU; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MASSAGE; MENOPAUSE; MENTAL CONCENTRATION; MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOSOMATIC DISORDER; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA; SELF CARE; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; AGED; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; FEMALE; HOT FLASHES; HUMANS; MALAYSIA; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 36048977913     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2007.08.011     Document Type: Article

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