Menopausal characteristics and physical functioning in older adulthood in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III.

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Published in Menopause on March 01, 2012

Authors

Sarah E Tom1, Rachel Cooper, Kushang V Patel, Jack M Guralnik

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1: Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, USA.

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