Frequency of menopausal symptoms and their impact on the quality of life of women: A hospital based survey

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 59, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 752-756

  Nisar, Nusrat ^a   Sohoo, Nisar Ahmed ^b  

^a LIAQUAT UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

^b National Programme for Family Planning and Primary Health Care Matiary   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE AGED; PAKISTAN; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 70350461762     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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