Premenstrual dysphoric disorder: Prevalence and effects on nursing students' academic performance and clinical training in Kuwait

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 19-20, 2011, Pages 2915-2923

  Omu, Florence E ^a   Al Marzouk, Rabea ^a   Delles, Helen ^b   Oranye, Nelson O ^a   Omu, Alexander E ^a  

^a UCSI UNIVERSITY   (Malaysia)

^b KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Absenteeism rate; Academic performance; Clinical training; Kuwait; Premenstrual dysphoric disorder; Premenstrual syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; KUWAIT; PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME; PREVALENCE;

ADULT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KUWAIT; PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME; PREVALENCE;

EID: 80052620737     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2011.03708.x     Document Type: Article

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