Correlates of health-related quality of life: The influence of endometriosis, body image and psychological wellbeing

L Van Niekerk; Van Niekerk, Leesa; E Steains; Mandy Matthewson; M Matthewson

doi:10.1016/j.jpsychores.2022.110993

Correlates of health-related quality of life: The influence of endometriosis, body image and psychological wellbeing

L Van Niekerk, Van Niekerk, Leesa, E Steains, Mandy Matthewson, M Matthewson

Journal of psychosomatic research · 2022 · vol. 161 , pp. 110993 · doi:10.1016/j.jpsychores.2022.110993 · PMID:35926345 · W4287511635

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This study investigated how endometriosis, body image, and psychological wellbeing relate to health-related quality of life in women.

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