Perimenopausal risk factors and future health

Human Reproduction Update

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 706-717

  Cuzick, J ^a   Glasier, A ^b   La Vecchia, C ^c   Maraganore, D M ^d,s   Negri, E ^e   Rossi, M ^c   Spector, T ^f   Trichopoulos, D ^g,h   van Baak, M A ⁱ   Zocchetti, C ^j   Baird, D T ^k   Benagiano, G ^l   Collins, J ^m   Crosignani, P G ⁿ   Diczfalusy, E ^o   Evers, J L H ^p   Gianaroli, L ^q   Volpe, A ^r  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Family Planning and WW Services   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d NORTHSHORE UNIVERSITY HEALTHSYSTEM   (United States)

^e MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^f KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^g HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^h BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (Greece)

ⁱ MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^j Direzione Generale Sanita   (Italy)

^k UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^l SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^m MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

ⁿ FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^o KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^p MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^q SISMER   (Italy)

^r UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^s UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

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Author keywords

Breast cancer; Chronic diseases in elderly women; Lifestyle at menopause; Perimenopausal smoking; Post menopausal bone fractures

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ESTROGEN; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; SEDATIVE AGENT; VITAMIN D;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY WEIGHT; BONE STRENGTH; BRAIN DISEASE; BREAST CANCER; CALORIC INTAKE; CANCER RISK; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DEMENTIA; DIET THERAPY; ENERGY BALANCE; EXERCISE; FALLING; FRACTURE; HEALTH CARE COST; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; MENOPAUSE; OBESITY; OSTEOARTHRITIS; OSTEOPOROSIS; PARKINSON DISEASE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SMOKING CESSATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASES; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; PERIMENOPAUSE; RISK FACTORS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 80051947205     PISSN: 13554786     EISSN: 14602369     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humupd/dmr020     Document Type: Review

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