Effect of aerobic training on menopausal symptoms-a randomized controlled trial

Menopause

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 691-696

  Moilanen, Jaana M ^a   Mikkola, Tomi S ^b   Raitanen, Jani A ^a,c   Heinonen, Reetta H ^a   Tomas, Eija I ^d   Nygård, Clas Håkan ^a   Luoto, Riitta M ^c,e  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c UKK INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROMOTION RESEARCH   (Finland)

^d TAMPERE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^e NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Exercise; Menopause; Randomized controlled trial; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AEROBIC EXERCISE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; IRRITABILITY; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; MOOD CHANGE; NIGHT SWEAT; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREVALENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; URINARY DYSFUNCTION; VAGINAL DRYNESS;

DEPRESSION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HOT FLASHES; HUMANS; IRRITABLE MOOD; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; SWEATING; UROLOGIC DISEASES; VAGINAL DISEASES;

EID: 84862127153     PISSN: 10723714     EISSN: 15300374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31823cc5f7     Document Type: Article

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