Role of ethnicity in the expression of features of hot flashes

Maturitas

Volumn 63, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 341-346

  Simpkins, James W ^a   Brown, Kimberly ^a   Bae, Sejong ^a   Ratka, Anna ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

African Americans; Caucasians; Ethnicity; Hispanics; Hot Flashes; Menopause

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; NIGHT SWEAT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF REPORT; SLEEP DISORDER; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HOT FLASHES; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; TEXAS;

EID: 68149161622     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2009.06.002     Document Type: Article

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