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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

Validation of the traditional Chinese version of the Menopausal Rating Scale with WHOQOL-BREF

H-c. Wu *Division of Chinese Gynecology and Pediatrics, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei City, Taiwan;School of Post-baccalaureate Chinese Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, TaiwanCorrespondence[email protected]
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S-h. WenDepartment of Public Health, College of Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan
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J-s. HwangInstitute of Statistical Science, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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S-c. HuangDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei City, Taiwan;School of Medical, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan, Taiwan
Pages 750-756 | Received 27 Feb 2015, Accepted 20 Apr 2015, Published online: 15 Jul 2015

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