Relationship between women's attitude towards menopause and quality of life

Climacteric

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 552-562

  Yanikkerem, E ^a   Koltan, S Oruc ^a   Tamay, A Goker ^a   Dikayak, S ^a  

^a CELAL BAYAR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Attitude Towards Menopause; Menopausal Symptoms; Menqol Questionnaire; Quality Of Life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSE; MENOPAUSE SPECIFIC QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WOMEN ATTITUDE TOWARD MENOPAUSE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HOT FLASHES; HUMANS; MARRIAGE; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SPOUSES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84870006313     PISSN: 13697137     EISSN: 14730804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13697137.2011.637651     Document Type: Article

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