Positive attitude to menopause and improved quality of life among Igbo women in Nigeria

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 103, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 71-72

  Nkwo, Peter ^a   Onah, Hyacinth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Igbo women; Menopause; Nigeria; Positive attitude; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; DEPRESSION; ETHNICITY; FATIGUE; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; IRRITABILITY; MENOPAUSE; NIGERIA; NIGHT SWEAT; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; VAGINAL DRYNESS;

EID: 52049109181     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2008.05.006     Document Type: Article

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