Assessment of self-esteem in mid-aged women

Maturitas

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 77-82

  Chedraui, Peter ^a,b   Pérez López, Faustino R ^c   Mendoza, Marcela ^b   Leimberg, María L ^b   Martinez, María A ^b   Vallarino, Varinia ^b   Hidalgo, Luis ^a,b  

^a Hospital Gineco Obstétrico Enrique C Sotomayor   (Ecuador)

^b UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE SANTIAGO DE GUAYAQUIL   (Ecuador)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Menopause; Mid aged women; Rosenberg Self Esteem Scale; Self esteem

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; ECUADOR; FEMALE; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSE; PARITY; POSTMENOPAUSE; ROSENBERG SELF-ESTEEM SCALE; SELF ESTEEM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; HEALTH SURVEY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADULT; AGING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 77950864407     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2010.01.008     Document Type: Article

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