Impaired quality of life among middle aged women: A multicentre Latin American study

Maturitas

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 323-329

  Chedraui, Peter ^a   Blümel, Juan E ^a   Baron, German ^a   Belzares, Emma ^a   Bencosme, Ascanio ^a   Calle, Andres ^a   Danckers, Luis ^a   Espinoza, Maria T ^a   Flores, Daniel ^a   Gomez, Gustavo ^a   Hernandez Bueno, Jose A ^a   Izaguirre, Humberto ^a   Leon Leon, Patricia ^a   Lima, Selva ^a   Mezones Holguin, Edward ^a   Monterrosa, Alvaro ^a   Mostajo, Desire ^a   Navarro, Daysi ^a   Ojeda, Eliana ^a   Onatra, William ^a   Royer, Monique ^a   Soto, Edwin ^a   Tserotas, Konstantinos ^a   more..

^a NONE

Author keywords

Latin America; Menopause; Menopause rating scale; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION; FEMALE; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; MENOPAUSE; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMATURE EJACULATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LATIN AMERICA; MALE; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 57849083867     PISSN: 03785122     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2008.09.026     Document Type: Article

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