Healthcare seeking and treatment for menopausal symptoms in the United States

Maturitas

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 348-358

  Williams, Rachel E ^a   Kalilani, Linda ^b   DiBenedetti, Dana Britt ^c   Zhou, Xiaolei ^c   Fehnel, Sheri E ^c   Clark, Richard V ^a  

^a GLAXOSMITHKLINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c RTI HEALTH SOLUTIONS   (United States)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Healthcare; Menopause; Symptoms; Treatment

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; HORMONE;

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SERVICE; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MASSAGE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; PSYCHOTHERAPY; UNITED STATES; VASOMOTOR DISORDER; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION;

ADULT; AGED; CLIMACTERIC; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SAMPLING STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 36448997389     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2007.09.006     Document Type: Article

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