The role of premenstrual dysphoric disorder in the subjectification of women

Journal of Medical Humanities

Volumn 24, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 131-146

  Ussher, Jane M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assemblage; Femininity; Hegemony; Premenstrual dysphoric disorder; Premenstrual syndrome; Psychiatry; Psychology; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038415804     PISSN: 10413545     EISSN: 15733645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/a:1021366001305     Document Type: Article

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