Age at menopause and factors associated with attainment of menopause in an urban community in Ibadan, Nigeria

Climacteric

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 352-363

  Olaolorun, F ^a   Lawoyin, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Age; Factors; Menopause; Nigeria; Probit

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLIMACTERIUM; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSMENORRHEA; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH STATUS; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; MENARCHE; MENOPAUSE; NIGERIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BODY MASS INDEX; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, HORMONAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MARITAL STATUS; MENARCHE; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGERIA; OCCUPATIONS; PARITY; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SMOKING; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 70350610913     PISSN: 13697137     EISSN: 14730804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13697130802521282     Document Type: Article

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