Survey of sleep problems in 3421 women aged 41-55 years

Menopause International

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 78-82

  Vaari, Tiina ^a,d   Engblom, Janne ^b   Helenius, Hans ^c   Erkkola, Risto ^a   Polo Kantola, Päivi ^a  

^a TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^d PÄIJÄT HÄME CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Climacteric; Menopause; Sleep; Sleep disturbance; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EVALUATION; EDUCATION; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT; SLEEP DISORDER; SNORING; SOCIOECONOMICS; FINLAND; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SLEEP DISORDERS;

EID: 54549107864     PISSN: 13621807     EISSN: 17404568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/mi.2008.008007     Document Type: Article

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