Menopausal status and physical performance in midlife: Findings from a British birth cohort study

Menopause

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1079-1085

  Cooper, Rachel ^a,c   Mishra, Gita ^a   Clennell, Suzie ^a   Guralnik, Jack ^b   Kuh, Diana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^c ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chair rises; Grip strength; Hysterectomy; Menopause; Physical performance; Standing balance

Indexed keywords

HORMONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BIRTH; BODY SIZE; CHAIR; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; STANDING; AGING; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; FITNESS; HAND STRENGTH; PHYSIOLOGY; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGING; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL FITNESS; POSTURAL BALANCE;

EID: 63349104529     PISSN: 10723714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31816f63a3     Document Type: Article

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