Health issues and quality of life in women with intellectual disability

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 770-772

  Kyrkou, Margaret ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dysmenorrhoea; Intellectual disability; Period pain; Premenstrual syndrome; Premenstrual tension

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PARACETAMOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND; AUTISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; PARENT; PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MENTAL RETARDATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 26044459443     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2005.00749.x     Document Type: Article

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