Menopause and work: An electronic survey of employees' attitudes in the UK

Maturitas

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 155-159

  Griffiths, Amanda ^a   MacLennan, Sara Jane ^b   Hassard, Juliet ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Employers; Menopause; Women; Work

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AWARENESS; CLIMACTERIUM; CONCENTRATION LOSS; COPING BEHAVIOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYEE ATTITUDE; EMPLOYER; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; JOB SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEMORY; MENOPAUSE; OCCUPATION; WORK; WORKPLACE;

EMPLOYERS; MENOPAUSE; WOMEN; WORK;

EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; MALE; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84888638450     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: 18734111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2013.07.005     Document Type: Article

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