Management of primary dysmenorrhea by school adolescents in ILE-IFE, Nigeria

Journal of School Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 131-136

  Ogunfowokan, Adesola A ^a   Babatunde, Oluwayemisi A ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Family life sexuality; Health education; Medications; Middle junior high school; Pain; School nurse education

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DYSMENORRHEA; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NIGERIA; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL HEALTH NURSING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CAUSALITY; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DYSMENORRHEA; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; NIGERIA; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHOOL NURSING; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954509227     PISSN: 10598405     EISSN: 15468364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1059840509349723     Document Type: Article

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