Revisiting the duration of vasomotor symptoms of menopause: A meta-analysis

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1507-1513

  Politi, Mary C ^a   Schleinitz, Mark D ^a   Col, Nananda F ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MAINE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; MEDLINE; MENOPAUSE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVALENCE; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; VASOMOTOR DISORDER;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HOT FLASHES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 50049132599     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11606-008-0655-4     Document Type: Review

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