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ORIGINAL ARTICLE

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

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Pages 750-756 | Received 27 Feb 2015, Accepted 20 Apr 2015, Published online: 15 Jul 2015

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