Menopause experiences of women in rural areas

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 61, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 503-511

  Price, Sheri L ^a,b   Storey, Sandra ^a   Lake, Margaret ^a  

^a IWK HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Empirical research report; Interviews; Menopause; Nursing; Rural health; Women's experiences; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; NOVA SCOTIA; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 38849094565     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2007.04522.x     Document Type: Article

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