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Menopause : A Biocultural Perspective /
Menopause is a biological reality for all women in their forties and fifties. Yet the way we think about the cessation of menstruation is influenced by a variety of factors. Cultural and technological influences combine with biology to transform this universal phenomenon into an experience that vari...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New Brunswick, NJ :
Rutgers University Press,
[2006]
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| Colección: | Studies in Medical Anthropology
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- FIGURES
- TABLES
- PREFACE
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- 1. Introduction
- 2. The Biological Basis of Menopause
- 3. Methods of Study
- 4. Age at Menopause
- 5. The Discomforts of Menopause
- 6. Hot Flashes
- 7. Conclusions and Future Directions
- NOTES
- REFERENCES
- INDEX
- ABOUT THE AUTHOR