Accurate categorisation of menopausal status for research studies: a step-by-step guide and detailed algorithm considering age, self-reported menopause and factors potentially masking the occurrence of menopause

OBJECTIVE: Menopausal status impacts risk for many health outcomes. However, factors including hysterectomy without oophorectomy and Menopausal Hormone Therapy (MHT) can mask menopause, affecting reliability of self-reported menopausal status in surveys. We describe a step-by-step algorithm for clas...

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Autores principales: Yap, Sarsha, Vassallo, Amy, Goldsbury, David E., Salagame, Usha, Velentzis, Louiza, Banks, Emily, O’Connell, Dianne L., Canfell, Karen, Steinberg, Julia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2022
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Research Note
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8895593/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35246240
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-022-05970-z

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8895593/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35246240
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-022-05970-z

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