Risk perception in women: A focus on menopause

Menopause

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 304-309

  Deeks, Amanda ^a   Zoungas, Sophia ^a   Teede, Helena ^a,b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fears; Hormone therapy; Menopause; Risk perception; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLOATING; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATIGUE; FEAR; FEMALE; FLUID RETENTION; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; PATIENT ATTITUDE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SEXUALITY; SYMPTOM; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK;

EID: 40449130483     PISSN: 10723714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31812f7b65     Document Type: Article

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