Premenstrual syndrome: Comparison between different methods to diagnose cyclicity using daily symptom ratings

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 551-557

  Ekholm, Ulla Britt ^a   Ekholm, Nils Olof ^a   Bäckström, Torbjörn ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Diagnosis of cyclicity; Menstrual cycle; Premenstrual syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMAN; LUTEAL PHASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NEUROSIS; PERSONALITY; PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RATING SCALE; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0031746148     PISSN: 00016349     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/j.1600-0412.1998.770514.x     Document Type: Article

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