Pattern and correlates of premenstrual symptomatology amongst Nigerian University students

Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 127-132

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

^a LAGOS STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Correlates; Cross cultural; Premenstrual dysphoric disorder; Premenstrual syndrome; Prevalence; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BREAST TENDERNESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSMENORRHEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEUROSIS; PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME; PREVALENCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; UNIVERSITY STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; CHARACTER; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; NIGERIA; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME; PSYCHOMETRICS; SOCIAL VALUES; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67651176100     PISSN: 0167482X     EISSN: 17438942     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01674820802545446     Document Type: Article

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