Evaluation of quality of life of climacteric women assisted at a school hospital of Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil;Avaliação da qualidade de vida de mulheres no climatério atendidas em hospital-escola na cidade do Recife, Brasil

Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia e Obstetricia

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 113-120

  Da Silva Filho, Euvaldo Angeline ^a,c   Da Costa, Aurélio Molina ^b  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE DE PERNAMBUCO   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Climacteric; Menopause; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; AGED; BRAZIL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 45849145056     PISSN: 01007203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-72032008005000001     Document Type: Article

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