The association between educational level and age at the menopause: A systematic review

Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 283, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 83-90

  Canavez, Felipe Simões ^a,b   Werneck, Guilherme Loureiro ^a,c   Parente, Raphael Câmara Medeiros ^a,b   Celeste, Roger Keller ^a   Faerstein, Eduardo ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b MINISTÉRIO DA SAÚDE   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Educational level; Menopause; Risk factors; Socioeconomic status; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; EARLY MENOPAUSE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MENOPAUSE; METHODOLOGY; SOCIAL STATUS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

AGE OF ONSET; ALCOHOL DRINKING; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; SMOKING;

EID: 78751585445     PISSN: 09320067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00404-009-1323-6     Document Type: Article

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