Racial and regional differences in age at menopause in the United States: Findings from the REasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke (REGARDS) study

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 205, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 353.e1-353.e8

  McKnight, Katherine K ^a   Wellons, Melissa F ^a   Sites, Cynthia K ^a   Roth, David L ^b   Szychowski, Jeff M ^a   Halanych, Jewell H ^b   Cushman, Mary ^c   Safford, Monika M ^b  

^a Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Menopause; Race; Region

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH SURVEY; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SELF REPORT; STROKE; AFRICAN AMERICAN; CAUCASIAN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; UNITED STATES;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGE FACTORS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; STROKE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84855168208     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2011.05.014     Document Type: Article

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