Menstrual irregularity in female military cadets: Comparison of data utilizing short-term and long-term recall

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 89-93

  Schneider, Marcie B ^a,d   Bijur, Polly E ^b   Fisher, Martin ^a   Friedman, Stanford B ^b   Toffler, Patrick A ^c  

^a NORTH SHORE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY   (United States)

^d GREENWICH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Amenorrhea; Cadets; College freshmen; Long term recall; Menstrual function; Military setting; Short term recall

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMENORRHEA; CONFERENCE PAPER; COPING BEHAVIOR; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUAL IRREGULARITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECALL; SOLDIER;

EID: 0037883234     PISSN: 10833188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1083-3188(03)00008-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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