Does menopause start earlier in smokers? Evidence from the Pro-Saude Study

Does menopause start earlier in smokers? Evidence from the Pro-Saude Study

OBJECTIVES: cigarette smoking has been the modifiable risk factor most consistently associated with earlier menopause. This preliminary study based on cross-sectional data aimed to analyze the association between smoking status and age of onset of menopause in a Brazilian population. METHODS: a...

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Main Authors: Paula de Holanda Mendes, Eduardo Faerstein, Washington Leite Junger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Materno Infantil de Pernambuco 2013-12-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Saúde Materno Infantil
Subjects:
Tabagismo
Menopausa
Saude da mulher
Brasil
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-38292013000400359&lng=en&tlng=en

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