Musculoskeletal pain among postmenopausal women in Nigeria: Association with overall and central obesity
Background: Menopausal women experience musculoskeletal changes such as muscle atrophy, muscle weakness and osteoporosis—symptoms associated with advancing age coupled with depletion of the female sex hormone, estrogen. Estrogen is important in the maintenance of the integrity of the musculoskeletal...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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World Scientific Publishing
2016-06-01
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| Series: | Hong Kong Physiotherapy Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1013702515000238 |