Effect of physical activity on menopausal symptoms among urban women

Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 50-58

  Nelson, Deborah B ^a   Sammel, Mary D ^b   Freeman, Ellen W ^b   Lin, Hui ^b   Gracia, Clarisa R ^c   Schmitz, Kathryn H ^b  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^c HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Kilocalories; Stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; MENOPAUSE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POSTMENOPAUSE; RACE DIFFERENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK REDUCTION; SMOKING; STATISTICAL MODEL; STRESS; URBAN POPULATION; VASOMOTOR DISORDER; VASOMOTOR REFLEX;

ADULT; ANXIETY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOT FLASHES; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 38049094390     PISSN: 01959131     EISSN: 15300315     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1249/mss.0b013e318159d1e4     Document Type: Article

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