Comparison of Quality of Life Scores among Non-exercising Adolescent females and Adolescent Dancers with Oligomenorrhea and Amenorrhea

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 83-88

  To, William W K ^a   Wong, Margaret W N ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Adolescent females; Amenorrhea; Oligomenorrhea; Quality of Life scores

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ARTICLE; COLLEGE STUDENT; DANCING; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS FUNCTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENSTRUATION; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; MORPHOLOGY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OLIGOMENORRHEA; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; OVARY; PELVIS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; SHORT FORM 36; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; ULTRASOUND;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMENORRHEA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DANCING; FEMALE; HUMANS; OLIGOMENORRHEA; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 34047168382     PISSN: 10833188     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2006.10.002     Document Type: Article

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