The association of behavior and lifestyle factors with menstrual symptoms

Journal of Women's Health and Gender-Based Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 1185-1193

  Kritz Silverstein, Donna ^a   Wingard, Deborah L ^a   Garland, Frank C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHNIC GROUP; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENSTRUAL IRREGULARITY; MENSTRUATION; MUSCLE CRAMP; NAVY; OBESITY; OLIGOMENORRHEA; PAIN; PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SELF EVALUATION; SHIP; SOCIOECONOMICS; VAGINA BLEEDING;

EID: 0032698193     PISSN: 15246094     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jwh.1.1999.8.1185     Document Type: Article

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