Longitudinal, epidemiologic studies of female reproductive aging

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 1204, Issue , 2010, Pages 188-197

  Ferrell, Rebecca J ^a   Sowers, Maryfran ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

epidemiologic; hypothalamic pituitary axis; menstrual cycle; ovarian aging

Indexed keywords

EID: 77956232718     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: 17496632     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2010.05525.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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