Understanding the menopausal experiences of professional women

Menopause

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 73-76

  Simon, James A ^a   Reape, Kathleen Z ^a,b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Hormone therapy; Menopause; Survey

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLIMACTERIUM; CONCENTRATION LOSS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FEMALE WORKER; HEALTH SURVEY; HORMONAL THERAPY; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; IRRITABILITY; MANAGER; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; MENOPAUSE; MOOD CHANGE; NIGHT SWEAT; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; VAGINAL DRYNESS; VAGINAL PRURITUS; AFFECT; ESTROGEN THERAPY; HEALTH EDUCATION; INSOMNIA; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SWEATING; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; AFFECT; ANXIETY; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOT FLASHES; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; SWEATING; WOMEN'S HEALTH; WOMEN, WORKING;

EID: 64049091754     PISSN: 10723714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31817b614a     Document Type: Article

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