Subethnic Differences in the Menopausal Symptom Experience of Asian American Midlife Women

Journal of Transcultural Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 123-133

  im, Eun ok ^a   Lee, Seung Hee ^a   Chee, Wonshik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian; culture; experience; menopausal symptom

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNET; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ASIAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERNET; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 77949315624     PISSN: 10436596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1043659609357639     Document Type: Article

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