Attitudes of female adolescents about dysmenorrhea and menstrual hygiene in Tehran suburbs

Archives of Iranian Medicine

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 219-224

  Poureslami, Mohammad ^a   Osati Ashtiani, Farzaneh ^a  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Dysmenorrhea; Female student; Menstrual period; Tehran

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DYSMENORRHEA; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HYGIENE; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUATION; NUTRITION; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZATION; RELIABILITY; SAMPLING; SCHOOL; SELF MEDICATION; STUDENT;

EID: 0036823342     PISSN: 10292977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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