Effects of menstrual cycle moods and symptoms on academic performance: A study of senior secondary school students

British Journal of Educational Psychology

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 37-49

  Boyle, Gregory J ^a  

^a BOND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0347768737     PISSN: 00070998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8279.1997.tb01225.x     Document Type: Article

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