The menopause rating scale (MRS): Comparison with Kupperman index and quality-of-life scale SF-36

Climacteric

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 50-58

  Schneider, H P G ^d   Heinemann, L A J ^a   Rosemeier, H P ^b   Potthoff, P ^c   Behre, H M ^e  

^a Ctr for Epidemiol and Hlth Res   (Germany)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^c I + G Gesundheitsforschung   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^e NONE

Author keywords

Cross sectional study; Kupperman index; Menopause rating scale; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0034122271     PISSN: 13697137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13697130009167599     Document Type: Article

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