Menopausal symptoms within a Hispanic cohort: SWAN, the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation

Climacteric

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 376-384

  Green, R ^a   Polotsky, A J ^a   Wildman, R P ^a   Mcginn, A P ^a   Lin, J ^a   Derby, C ^a   Johnston, J ^b   Ram, K T ^a   Crandall, C J ^c   Thurston, R ^b   Gold, E ^d   Weiss, G ^e   Santoro, N ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH GRADUATE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Hispanic; Hot flushes; Menopause; Vaginal dryness; Vasomotor symptoms

Indexed keywords

TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CAUCASIAN; COHORT ANALYSIS; EUROPEAN AMERICAN; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SLEEP DISORDER; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; VAGINAL DRYNESS; VASOMOTOR DISORDER; CENTRAL AMERICA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CUBA; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; ETHNOLOGY; HOT FLASHES; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PUERTO RICO; QUESTIONNAIRE; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; SOUTH AMERICA; SWEATING; VAGINAL DISEASES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; CENTRAL AMERICA; COHORT STUDIES; CUBA; DOMINICAN REPUBLIC; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HOT FLASHES; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; PUERTO RICO; QUESTIONNAIRES; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; SOUTH AMERICA; SWEATING; VAGINAL DISEASES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 77953607632     PISSN: 13697137     EISSN: 14730804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13697130903528272     Document Type: Article

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