Overview of methods used in cross-cultural comparisons of menopausal symptoms and their determinants: Guidelines for Strengthening the Reporting of Menopause and Aging (STROMA) studies

Maturitas

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 99-109

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH AND NUTRITION   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^d QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^e WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cross cultural comparison; Menopause; Methodology; Symptom reporting

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOMETRY; BIBLIOGRAPHIC DATABASE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MENOPAUSE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VASOMOTOR DISORDER;

AGING; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; RESEARCH REPORT;

EID: 80052594119     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: 18734111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2011.07.011     Document Type: Review

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