Severity of Menopausal symptoms and the quality of life at different status of Menopause: A community based survey from rural Sindh, Pakistan

International Journal of Collaborative Research on Internal Medicine and Public Health

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 118-130

  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   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Menopause; Menopause rating scale (MRS); Quality of life; Severity of symptoms; Whoqol

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLIMACTERIUM; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVIRONMENTAL DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; PAKISTAN; PHYSICAL DISEASE; POSTMENOPAUSE; PREMENOPAUSE; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL AREA; UROGENITAL TRACT DISEASE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 77953501963     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18404529     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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