The effect of physical activity on primary dysmenorrhea of female university students

World Applied Sciences Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1246-1252

  Mahvash, Noorbakhsh ^a   Eidy, Alijani ^a   Mehdi, Kohandel ^a   Zahra, Mehdizadeh Toorzani ^a   Mani, Mirfaizi ^a   Shahla, Hojat ^a  

^a ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Physical activity; Primary dysmenorrheal; University students

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861921083     PISSN: 18184952     EISSN: 19916426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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