Depressive symptoms in climacteric women are related to menopausal symptom intensity and partner factors

Climacteric

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 395-403

  Chedraui, P ^a,b   Perez Lopez F R ^c   Morales, B ^b   Hidalgo, L ^a,b  

^a Enrique C Sotomayor Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital   (Ecuador)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE SANTIAGO DE GUAYAQUIL   (Ecuador)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aging women; Depression; Hamilton depression rating scale; Menopause; Menopause rating scale; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; CLIMACTERIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; ECUADOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HAMILTON SCALE; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; MENOPAUSE; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SPOUSE;

EID: 70350637678     PISSN: 13697137     EISSN: 14730804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13697130902718150     Document Type: Article

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