Construct and Criterion Validity of the Postmenopause Sexuality Questionnaire-PMSQ.
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SUBMITTER: Lima MJF
PROVIDER: S-EPMC10302069 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul
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Construct and Criterion Validity of the Postmenopause Sexuality Questionnaire-PMSQ.
Lima Maria José Ferreira MJF Valim Marilia Duarte MD Medeiros Sebastião Freitas de SF
Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia 20210701 7
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