Moderate alcohol consumption contributes to women's well-being through the menopausal transition

Climacteric

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 491-499

  Alati, R ^a   Dunn, N ^b   Purdie, D M ^c   Roche, A M ^d   Dennerstein, L ^e   Darlington, S J ^b   Guthrie, J R ^e   Green, A C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND HEALTH   (Australia)

^c QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^d Flinders University   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Exercise; Lifestyle; Menopause; Self rated Health; Well being

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WELLBEING;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; AUSTRALIA; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; PERIMENOPAUSE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH DESIGN; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 36749051863     PISSN: 13697137     EISSN: 14730804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13697130701739118     Document Type: Article

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