Dysmenorrhea in a multiethnic population of adolescent Asian girls

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 139-142

  Wong, Li Ping ^a   Khoo, Ee Ming ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Adolescent girls; Dysmenorrhea; Impact; Prevalence; Seeking treatment; Urban

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CURRICULUM; DYSMENORRHEA; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HIGH SCHOOL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; MENARCHE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

EID: 73749084953     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2009.09.018     Document Type: Article

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