Tzu Chi Medical Journal
Volume 21, Issue 4 , Pages 289-295 , December 2009

Obesity and Perimenopausal Symptoms in Mid-life Women in Southern Taiwan

  • Hsiang-Chu Pai

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nursing, Min-Hwei College of Health Care Management, Tainan, Taiwan
    • Institute of Medicine, Chung Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Ming-Yung Lee

      Affiliations

    • Department of Statistics and Informatics Science, Providence University, Taichung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Sheuan Lee

      Affiliations

    • College of Nursing, Chung-Shan Medical University, Taichung, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. College of Nursing, Chung-Shan Medical University, 110, Section 1, Chien-Kuo North Road, Taichung, Taiwan

Received 5 August 2009 ,Revised 9 September 2009 ,Accepted 17 November 2009.

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PII: S1016-3190(09)60058-6

doi: 10.1016/S1016-3190(09)60058-6

Tzu Chi Medical Journal
Volume 21, Issue 4 , Pages 289-295 , December 2009

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