Adiposity and the Menopausal Transition

Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics of North America

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 441-454

  Wildman, Rachel P ^a   Sowers, MaryFran R ^b  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal obesity; Adiposity; Menopause; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

AGING; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; CLIMACTERIUM; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; MENARCHE; MENOPAUSE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OBESITY; OVARY FUNCTION; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; WEIGHT GAIN;

ADIPOSITY; AGE FACTORS; FEMALE; HORMONES; HUMANS; OBESITY; PERIMENOPAUSE; TIME FACTORS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 80053274015     PISSN: 08898545     EISSN: 15580474     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ogc.2011.05.003     Document Type: Review

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