Factors that discriminate age at menopause: A study of Bengali Hindu women of West Bengal

American Journal of Human Biology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 710-715

  Dasgupta, Doyel ^a   Pal, Baidyanath ^b   Ray, Subha ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA   (India)

^b INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; AGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIA; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84938991105     PISSN: 10420533     EISSN: 15206300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajhb.22698     Document Type: Article

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