Symptom prevalence during menopause and factors associated with symptoms and menopausal age. Results from the Norwegian Hordaland Women's Cohort study

Maturitas

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 383-390

  Gjelsvik, Bjørn ^a   Rosvold, Elin O ^a   Straand, Jørund ^a   Dalen, Ingvild ^a   Hunskaar, Steinar ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cohort study; Hot flushes; Menopause; Norway; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; INCOME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENARCHE; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; MENOPAUSE; MENSTRUATION; NIGHT SWEAT; NORWAY; PARITY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING; VAGINAL DRYNESS;

ADULT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOT FLASHES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; ODDS RATIO; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RISK FACTORS; SELF DISCLOSURE; SMOKING; SWEATING; VAGINAL DISEASES;

EID: 80755175853     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: 18734111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2011.09.011     Document Type: Article

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