Menopausal characteristics and physical functioning in older adulthood in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III

Menopause

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 283-289

  Tom, Sarah E ^a   Cooper, Rachel ^b   Patel, Kushang V ^c   Guralnik, Jack M ^d  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Menopause; Physical functioning; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN;

ADULT; ADULTHOOD; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG EXPOSURE; ESTROGEN THERAPY; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; NUTRITION; OVARIECTOMY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, CAPACITY AND PERFORMANCE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PUBLIC HEALTH; RACE DIFFERENCE; SELF REPORT; SURGICAL PATIENT; UNITED STATES; UTERUS SURGERY; WALKING SPEED;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; NUTRITION SURVEYS; POSTMENOPAUSE; WALKING;

EID: 84857653865     PISSN: 10723714     EISSN: 15300374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e3182292b06     Document Type: Article

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