Menopause in Latin America: Symptoms, attitudes, treatments and future directions in Costa Rica

Maturitas

Volumn 104, Issue , 2017, Pages 84-89

  Locklear, T D ^a   Doyle, B J ^b   Perez, A L ^c   Wicks, S M ^d   Mahady, G B ^e  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b ALMA COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

^d RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Estrogen; Ethnically diverse; Herbal; HPV; Menopause

Indexed keywords

ADRENOCHROME; CHAMOMILE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HOT WATER; PRIMROSE OIL; YOGHURT;

AGING; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ATTITUDE; AVOCADO; CHEESE; COSTA RICA; COSTA RICAN; DIET THERAPY; FLOWER; FRUIT; HERBAL MEDICINE; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MASSAGE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTION; PLANT LEAF; PLANT SEED; POLLEN; POPULATION; REVIEW; RHIZOME; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; SOY FOOD; SWEAT; SYMPTOM; UTERINE CERVIX CANCER; VEGETABLE; ANIMAL; FEMALE; MENOPAUSE; PSYCHOLOGY; UTERINE CERVIX TUMOR;

ANIMALS; ATTITUDE; COSTA RICA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; PAPILLOMAVIRUS INFECTIONS; UTERINE CERVICAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 85027844341     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: 18734111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2017.07.008     Document Type: Review

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