AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MIDLIFE HEALTH AND BEYOND

An international multidisciplinary journal concerned with the medical, sociological and psychological aspects of life in the middle years and beyond
as far as related to the climacteric. AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MIDLIFE HEALTH AND BEYOND
Aim and scope
Maturitas is an international multidisciplinary peer reviewed scientific journal of midlife health and beyond publishing original research, reviews, consensus
statements and guidelines. The scope encompasses all aspects of postreproductive health in both genders ranging from basic science to health and social
care. Maturitas will publish in the following areas:
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