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Original Article

Menopause-specific Quality of Life Questionnaire: factor and Rasch analytic approach

T. GazibaraFaculty of Medicine, Institute for Epidemiology, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia;
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N. KovacevicFaculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia;
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S. NurkovicFaculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia;
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I. KurtagicFaculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia;
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S. RadovanovicFaculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia;
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B. RancicFaculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia;
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M. TerzicDepartment of Medicine, Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan; ;Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; ;Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, National Research Center of Mother and Child Health, University Medical Center, Astana, Kazakhstan;
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J. DotlicFaculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia; ;Clinic for Obstetrics and Gynecology, Clinical Center of Serbia, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, SerbiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 90-96 | Received 03 Jul 2018, Accepted 30 Sep 2018, Published online: 11 Dec 2018

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