Factors Affecting The Age At Menopause

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 11, Issue S6, 1979, Pages 37-55

  Van Keep, P A ^a   Brand, P C ^a   Lehert, Ph ^b  

^a International Health Foundation Brussels   (Belgium)

^b Universiti de Mons   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENOPAUSE; MENSTRUATION; NETHERLANDS; PREGNANCY; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENOPAUSE; MENSTRUATION; MIDDLE AGE; NETHERLANDS; PREGNANCY; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84974097493     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: 14697599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0021932000024299     Document Type: Article

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