THE INFLUENCE OF THE MENOPAUSE ON WORK PROCESSES AMONG HEALTH PROFESSIONALS IN A PUBLIC UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

A descriptive, quantitative study whose objective was to identify symptoms of the menopause and their interference in work processes. A stratified sample of 385 health professionals from a public university hospital was used; the data were collected via a socio-demographic questionnaire and the Woma...

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Main Authors: Lúcia Margarete dos Reis (Author), Aline Loiola Moura (Author), Maria do Carmo Lourenço Haddad (Author), Marli Terezinha Oliveira Vannuchi (Author), Francieli Nogueira Smanioto (Author)
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Published: Universidade Federal do Paraná, 2011-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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