A challenge to the menopause stereotype: Young Australian women's reflections of 'being diagnosed' as menopausal

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 565-572

  Boughton, Maureen ^a   Halliday, Lesley ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aging; Australian young women; Premature (early) menopause; Psychological and emotional symptoms; Well being

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AFFECT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; BIOPHYSICS; BODY IMAGE; DIAGNOSIS; EARLY MENOPAUSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNCERTAINTY; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AFFECT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; BIOPHYSICAL PHENOMENA; BODY IMAGE; DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE, PREMATURE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STEREOTYPING; UNCERTAINTY; WOMEN; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 54249157038     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: 13652524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2524.2008.00777.x     Document Type: Article

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