Age of menopause and impact of climacteric symptoms by geographical region

Climacteric

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 419-428

  Palacios, S ^a   Henderson, V W ^b   Siseles, N ^c   Tan, D ^d   Villaseca, P ^e  

^a Palacios Institute of Women's Health   (Spain)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^d ST LUKE S MEDICAL CENTER   (Philippines)

^e PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

age of menopause; climacteric symptoms; Menopause; regional differences; vasomotor symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ASIA; BIOGEOGRAPHIC REGION; DATA ANALYSIS; DATA BASE; EMBASE; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EUROPE; HUMAN; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; MENOPAUSE; METHODOLOGY; NORTH AMERICA; ONSET AGE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SOCIAL STATUS; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VASOMOTOR DISORDER;

ADULT; ASIA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EUROPE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOT FLASHES; HUMANS; LATIN AMERICA; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH AMERICA; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 77956155585     PISSN: 13697137     EISSN: 14730804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13697137.2010.507886     Document Type: Review

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