Prevalence, trends, and determinants of menopause in India: NFHS 1992-93 to NFHS 2005-06

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 421-425

  Mozumdar, Arupendra ^a   Agrawal, Praween K ^a  

^a POPULATION COUNCIL   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; BODY MASS; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INDIA; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; PARITY; PREVALENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; TRENDS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INDIA; LOGISTIC MODELS; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; PARITY; PREVALENCE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84927711556     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.22648     Document Type: Article

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