Methods used in cross-cultural comparisons of psychological symptoms and their determinants

Maturitas

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 120-126

  Anderson, Debra ^a   Melby, Melissa K ^b,c   Sievert, Lynnette Leidy ^d   Obermeyer, Carla Makhlouf ^e  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND NUTRITION   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^e WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cross cultural; Depression; Menopause; Methodology; Psychological symptoms; Symptom reporting

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION LOSS; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEPRESSION; HUMAN; IRRITABILITY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENOPAUSE; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; NERVOUSNESS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; SLEEP DISORDER; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VASOMOTOR DISORDER;

CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HOT FLASHES; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; MENTAL DISORDERS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SWEATING; VASCULAR DISEASES;

EID: 80052563317     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: 18734111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2011.07.014     Document Type: Review

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