Prevalence and correlates of dysmenorrhea among Nigerian college women

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 442-444

  Loto, Olabisi M ^b   Adewumi, Tomi A ^b   Adewuya, Abiodun O ^a  

^a LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cross cultural; Dysmenorrhea; Nigerian

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DYSMENORRHEA; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

DYSMENORRHEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; NIGERIA; PREVALENCE; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 50849091245     PISSN: 00048666     EISSN: 1479828X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.2008.00869.x     Document Type: Article

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