Patterns of menopausal symptoms and adaptive ability in a rural population in south-east Nigeria

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 217-221

  Agwu, U M ^a   Umeora, O U J ^a,b   Ejikeme, B N ^a  

^a EBONYI STATE UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

^b NONE   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Age; Cancer; Hormones; Hot flushes; Menopause; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHRISTIAN; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONCENTRATION LOSS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; IRRITABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; NIGERIA; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; SWEATING; URINARY FREQUENCY; VAGINA DISCHARGE; VAGINAL DISCOMFORT; VAGINAL DRYNESS; WIDOW;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOT FLASHES; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; POLYURIA; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 41949083221     PISSN: 01443615     EISSN: 13646893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01443610801915637     Document Type: Article

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