A survey of knowledge and perceptions of menopause among young to middle-aged women in Federal Territory, Kuala lumpur, Malaysia

Journal of Health and Translational Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 22-30

  Wong, L P ^a   Nur Liyana, A H F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b Faculty of Science   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Knowledge; Menopause; Perception; Premenopausal women; Urban

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; KNOWLEDGE; MALAYSIA; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MENOPAUSE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREMENOPAUSE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 77953380255     PISSN: 18237339     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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