Resumo

LUGONES BOTELL, Miguel; QUINTANA RIVERON, Tania Y  e  CRUZ OVIEDO, Yolanda. Climaterio y menopausia: importancia de su atención en el nivel primario. Rev Cubana Med Gen Integr [online]. 1997, vol.13, n.5, pp. 494-503. ISSN 1561-3038.

A review concerning climateric and menopause is made and their anatomophysiological bases are related to the different biological psychosocial and sexual aspect and to non-communicable chronic disease and gynecological cancer. it is stressed the need of giving these women a diferentiated, specialized and com0prenhensive attention so as to improve their quality of life and their life style and to prevent diseases and promote health.

Palavras-chave : CLIMATERIC [physiology]; CLIMATERYC [physiology]; MENOPAUSE [physiology]; MENOPAUSE [physiology]; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PHYSICIAN; FAMILY; PHYSIOLOGIC DISORDERS; PHYSICIANS ROLE; SEX BEHAVIOR; WOMEN HEALTH; QUEALITY OF LIFE.