"It's my hormones, doctor" - Does physical activity help with menopausal symptoms?

Menopause

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 78-85

  Van Poppel, Mireille N M ^a,b   Brown, Wendy J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cohort study; Menopause transition; Weight change

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; MENTAL DISEASE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; VASOMOTOR DISORDER; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; BODY MASS INDEX; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; VASOMOTOR SYSTEM; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 38049153452     PISSN: 10723714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31804b418c     Document Type: Article

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