Women's management of menstrual symptoms: Findings from a postal survey and qualitative interviews

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 66, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 276-288

  Santer, Miriam ^a   Wyke, Sally ^b   Warner, Pam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Heavy menstrual bleeding; Menstruation; Self management; UK

Indexed keywords

QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SYMPTOM; WOMENS HEALTH;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PAIN ASSESSMENT; POSTAL MAIL; PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SELF CARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MENSTRUATION DISTURBANCES; MIDDLE AGED; POSTAL SERVICE; SCOTLAND; SELF CARE;

EID: 36849093858     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2007.08.018     Document Type: Article

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