Is There a Generic Midlife Woman? The Health and Symptom Experience of Employed Midlife Women

Most studies of midlife women consist of samples between 40 and 60 years of age and describe their menopausal symptom experience as if it were one homogeneous group across two decades of life. Very little is known about the health and symptom experience of midlife women as They enter midlife or experience menopause. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to describe and contrast selected symptoms, health status, and health care utilization of...