Analysis of quality of life of women in menopause period in Poland, Greece, Belarus and Belgium using MRS Scale. A multicenter study

Advances in Medical Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 191-195

  Krajewska Ferishah, K ^a   Krajewska Kulak E ^a   Terlikowski, S ^a   Wiktor, H ^b   Van Damme Ostapowicz, K ^a   Chadzopulu, A ^c   Adraniotis, J ^c   Shpakou, A ^d  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF BIALYSTOK   (Poland)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF LUBLIN   (Poland)

^c Kavala General Hospital   (Greece)

^d YANKA KUPALA STATE UNIVERSITY OF GRODNO   (Belarus)

Author keywords

Belarus; Belgium; Greece; menopause; Poland; women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BELARUS; BELGIUM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMAN; MENOPAUSAL SYNDROME; MENOPAUSE; MENOPAUSE RATING SCALE; PERCEPTION; POLAND; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UROGENITAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS;

EID: 78650498547     PISSN: 18961126     EISSN: 18984002     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10039-010-0042-3     Document Type: Article

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