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Quality of life during menopause transition


Published on: 11.01.2021
Associated with: Menopause. 28(11):1247-1253, November 2021

Video summary of the randomized clinical trial study that focused determining the effect of midwifery-oriented group counseling based on the GATHER model on the quality of life of women during the transition to menopause.

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