Impact of the severity of vasomotor symptoms on health status, resource use, and productivity

Menopause

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 518-524

  Whiteley, Jennifer ^a   Wagner, Jan Samuel ^b   Bushmakin, Andrew ^a   Kopenhafer, Lewis ^b   DiBonaventura, Marco ^b   Racketa, Jill ^a  

^a PFIZER INC   (United States)

^b KANTAR HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Health status; Healthcare resource use; Menopause symptoms; Vasomotor symptoms; Work productivity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUATION; POSTMENOPAUSE; PRODUCTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPOTTING; VASOMOTOR DISORDER; VASOMOTOR SYMPTOM;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; EFFICIENCY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOT FLASHES; HUMANS; INCOME; INSURANCE, HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; OFFICE VISITS; POSTMENOPAUSE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SWEATING; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 84879198734     PISSN: 10723714     EISSN: 15300374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/gme.0b013e31827d38a5     Document Type: Article

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