Positive well-being during the menopausal transition: A systematic review

Climacteric

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 456-469

  Brown, L ^a   Bryant, C ^a,b   Judd, F K ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b ROYAL WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

eudaimonic well being; hedonic well being; menopause; midlife; vasomotor symptoms; Well being

Indexed keywords

CLIMACTERIUM; COGNITION; HUMAN; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; MOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SATISFACTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VASOMOTOR DISORDER; WELLBEING; AFFECT; AGED; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MENOPAUSE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE;

AFFECT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84928938638     PISSN: 13697137     EISSN: 14730804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13697137.2014.989827     Document Type: Review

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