Well-Being During the Menopausal Transition and Early Postmenopause. A Within-Stage Analysis

Women's Health Issues

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 310-318

  Smith DiJulio, Kathleen ^a   Woods, Nancy Fugate ^a   Mitchell, Ellen Sullivan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRONE GLUCURONIDE; FOLLITROPIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLIMACTERIUM; FEMALE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSE; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREDICTION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UNITED STATES; VASOMOTOR REFLEX; WELLBEING;

ADULT; ESTRONE; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE, HUMAN; HEALTH STATUS; HOT FLASHES; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTMENOPAUSE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; WASHINGTON; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 45849151116     PISSN: 10493867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2008.03.001     Document Type: Article

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