Cognitive symptoms during the menopausal transition and early postmenopause

Climacteric

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 252-261

  Mitchell, E S ^a   Woods, N F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive symptoms; difficulty concentrating; forgetfulness; menopausal transition; postmenopause

Indexed keywords

CATECHOLAMINE; CORTISONE; ESTRONE; ESTRONE GLUCURONIDE; FOLLITROPIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CATECHOLAMINE BLOOD LEVEL; CLIMACTERIUM; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; ESTROGEN BLOOD LEVEL; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HEALTH STATUS; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; MENTAL FUNCTION; MOOD CHANGE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL ABUSE; SLEEP PARAMETERS; SMOKING; STRESS; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; ATTENTION; COGNITION DISORDERS; ESTRONE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MEMORY DISORDERS; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POSTMENOPAUSE; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 79952783269     PISSN: 13697137     EISSN: 14730804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13697137.2010.516848     Document Type: Article

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