NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY OF MENOPAUSAL FLUSHES: AN HYPOTHESIS OF FLUSH MECHANISM
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Beliefs regarding menopausal hot flushes among climacteric women as assessed with the Hot Flush Beliefs Scale.
BACKGROUND Hot flushes (HFs) and night sweats are frequent complaints among both peri- and postmenopausal women. Beliefs regarding these complaints may vary from one population to another. OBJECTIVE To assess HF beliefs and factors related to negative beliefs in a climacteric Hispanic population using the Hot Flush Beliefs Scale (HFBS). METHODS A total of 1154 healthy women (40-59 years) we...
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عنوان ژورنال: Clinical Endocrinology
سال: 1985
ISSN: 0300-0664,1365-2265
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.1985.tb03243.x