Prevalence of menopause symptoms and their association with lifestyle among Finnish middle-aged women

Maturitas

Volumn 67, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 368-374

  Moilanen, J ^a   Aalto, A M ^c   Hemminki, E ^c   Aro, A R ^d   Raitanen, J ^a,b   Luoto, R ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TAMPERE   (Finland)

^b UKK INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROMOTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Finnish middle aged women; Lifestyle; Menopausal symptoms; Middle aged women; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BACKACHE; BODY MASS; CLIMACTERIUM; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; HYSTERECTOMY; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING HABIT;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BACK PAIN; EXERCISE; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; FINLAND; HOT FLASHES; HUMANS; HYSTERECTOMY; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREVALENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE;

EID: 78649528217     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2010.08.007     Document Type: Article

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