Attitudes toward menstruation in premenstrual dysphoric disorder: A preliminary report in an urban Turkish population

Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 231-237

  Yucel B ^a   Polat, A ^b  

^a ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b German Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cultural variations; Menstrual attitudes; Perception of mother; Premenstrual dysphoric disorder; Religious influences; Social factors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DYSPHORIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENSTRUATION; PERCEPTION; PREMENSTRUAL DYSPHORIC DISORDER; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SOCIAL ASPECT; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0346973972     PISSN: 0167482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01674820309074687     Document Type: Article

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