Secular trend in the menopausal age in Finland 1997-2007 and correlation with socioeconomic, reproductive and lifestyle factors

Maturitas

Volumn 66, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 417-422

  Pakarinen, Mari ^a   Raitanen, Jani ^a,b   Kaaja, Risto ^c   Luoto, Riitta ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^b UKK INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROMOTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^d NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Lifestyle; Menopausal age; Obesity; Physical activity; Secular trend; Smoking

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSE; OCCUPATION; PARITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST HIP RATIO; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXERCISE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION;

AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONS; REPRODUCTION; SMOKING;

EID: 77955665780     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2010.04.005     Document Type: Article

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