Menopause-specific quality of life of urban women in West Bengal, India

Menopause International

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 99-105

  Som, Nivedita ^a   Ray, Subha ^b  

^a INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

Author keywords

Menopause specific quality of life; Urban women; West Bengal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DISEASE DURATION; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTMENOPAUSE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; URBAN AREA;

CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INDIA; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; POSTMENOPAUSE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIME FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84865307552     PISSN: 17540453     EISSN: 17540461     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/mi.2012.011107     Document Type: Article

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