A menopause-specific quality of life questionnaire: Development and psychometric properties

Maturitas

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 161-175

  Hilditch, John R ^a   Lewis, Jacqueline ^a   Peter, Alice ^a   Van Maris, Barbara ^a   Ross, Alan ^b   Franssen, Edmée ^c   Guyatt, Gordon H ^d   Norton, Peter G ^a   Dunn, Earl ^a  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b Clin Associates in Repro E   (Canada)

^c DEPARTMENT OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY   (Canada)

^d MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Menopause; Methodology; Post menopausal; Quality of life; Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; LIBIDO; MENOPAUSE; POSTMENOPAUSE; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WELLBEING;

EID: 0030199690     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-5122(96)82006-8     Document Type: Article

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