Sleep disturbance in menopause

Internal Medicine Journal

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 742-747

  Ameratunga, D ^a   Goldin, J ^b   Hickey, M ^a,c  

^a ROYAL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Hormone therapy; Menopause; Sleep; Vasomotor symptoms

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; ESZOPICLONE; FLUOXETINE; MELATONIN; NEFAZODONE; PROGESTERONE; RAMELTEON; TRAZODONE; VENLAFAXINE;

COGNITIVE THERAPY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; LIFESTYLE; MENOPAUSE; MOOD DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP QUALITY; SYMPTOM;

COGNITIVE THERAPY; ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDERS;

EID: 84864050950     PISSN: 14440903     EISSN: 14455994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2012.02723.x     Document Type: Review

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