Psychometric validation of two Italian quality of life questionnaires in menopausal women

Maturitas

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 129-142

  Wool, C ^a   Cerutti, R ^a   Marquis, P ^b   Cialdella, P ^c   Hervie C ^b  

^a Ethical Drugs Medical Department   (Italy)

^b MAPI VALUES   (United States)

^c 69008 ^*  (France)

Author keywords

Factorial analysis; Menopause; PGWBI; Psychometric validation; Quality of life; Reliability; Validity; WHQ

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEMOGRAPHY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIABILITY;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; ITALY; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0034729070     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-5122(00)00093-1     Document Type: Article

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