Prevalence of dysmenorrhea and its effect on quality of life among a group of female university students

Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 138-145

  Unsal, Alaettin ^a   Ayranci, Unal ^a   Tozun, Mustafa ^b   Arslan, Gul ^a   Calik, Elif ^c  

^a ESKISEHIR OSMANGAZI UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Turkey)

^c DUMLUPINAR UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Dysmenorrhea; Female students; Quality of life; SF 36; VAS

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DYSMENORRHEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DYSMENORRHEA; FEMALE; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TURKEY; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 77950842534     PISSN: 03009734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/03009730903457218     Document Type: Article

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