Assessment of questionnaire measuring quality of life in menopausal women: A systematic review

Oman Medical Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 151-156

  Jenabi, Ensiyeh ^a   Shobeiri, Fatemeh ^a   Hazavehei, Seyyed M M ^b   Roshanaei, Ghodratollah ^c  

^a Hamadan University of Medical Sciences   (Iran)

^b HAMADAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c HAMADAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Postmenopause; Quality of Life; Questionnaires; Review, Systematic; Women

Indexed keywords

CERVANTES SCALE; CONTENT VALIDITY; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MENOPAUSE; MENOPAUSE RATING SCALE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENTAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL CONSTITUTION AND HEALTH; POSTMENOPAUSE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SHORT FORM 36; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UTIAN QUALITY OF LIFE SCALE; WOMANS HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 84930657250     PISSN: 1999768X     EISSN: 20705204     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5001/omj.2015.34     Document Type: Review

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