Prevalence and predictors of dysmenorrhea among students at a university in Turkey

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 39-43

  Ozerdogan, Nebahat ^a   Sayiner, Deniz ^a   Ayranci, Unal ^a   Unsal, Alaettin ^a   Giray, Sevgi ^a  

^a ESKISEHIR OSMANGAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Dysmenorrhea; Risk factors; Students; Turkey

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSMENORRHEA; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OBESITY; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SUGAR INTAKE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); UNDERWEIGHT; UNIVERSITY STUDENT; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

EID: 70249124531     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2009.05.010     Document Type: Article

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