Sleep in post-menopausal women: Differences between early and late post-menopause

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 145, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 81-84

  Hachul, Helena ^a   Bittencourt, Lia Rita Azeredo ^a   Soares Jr , José Maria ^a   Tufik, Sergio ^a   Baracat, Edmund Chada ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Early post menopause; Late post menopause; Menopause; Sleep; Sleep disturbance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BRUXISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EARLY MENOPAUSE; FEMALE; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; MEMORY DISORDER; MENTAL CONCENTRATION; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SLEEP; SOMNOLENCE;

EID: 67649784600     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2009.03.019     Document Type: Article

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