The quality of life during and after menopause among rural women

Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 135-139

  Poomalar, G K ^a   Arounassalame, Bupathy ^a  

^a Research Institute   (India)

Author keywords

Early post menopausal women; Late post menopausal women; Menopausal transition; Menopause; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CLIMACTERIUM; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EATING HABIT; FACIAL HAIR; FEMALE; HAIR; HUMAN; INDIA; LOW BACK PAIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; MENOPAUSE SPECIFIC QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE; MENSTRUATION; MYALGIA; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POSTMENOPAUSE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTOR; RURAL AREA; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SOCIAL STATUS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VAGINAL DRYNESS; VASOMOTOR DISORDER;

EID: 84872154616     PISSN: 2249782X     EISSN: 0973709X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7860/JCDR/2012/4910.2688     Document Type: Article

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