Early age of natural menopause in India, a biological marker for early preventive health programs

Climacteric

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 581-586

  Singh, M ^a  

^a Tanvir Hospital   (India)

Author keywords

Age Of Menopause; Health Needs; Health Status; Menopause Clinics

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INDIA; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSE; NATURAL MENOPAUSE; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASOMOTOR DISORDER;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH STATUS; HOT FLASHES; HUMANS; INDIA; MENOPAUSE; MENOPAUSE, PREMATURE; MIDDLE AGED; OSTEOPOROSIS, POSTMENOPAUSAL; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL CLASS; URBAN POPULATION; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84870009776     PISSN: 13697137     EISSN: 14730804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13697137.2011.643514     Document Type: Article

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