Prevalence of menstrual pain in young women: What is dysmenorrhea?

Journal of Pain Research

Volumn 5, Issue , 2012, Pages 169-174

  Grandi, Giovanni ^a   Ferrari, Serena ^a   Xholli, Anjeza ^a   Cannoletta, Marianna ^a   Palma, Federica ^a   Romani, Cecilia ^a   Volpe, Annibale ^a   Cagnacci, Angelo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Absenteeism; Dysmenorrhea; Menstrual pain; Treatment

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ABORTION; ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DYSMENORRHEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL SMOKING; MEDICAL HISTORY; MENARCHE; MENSTRUATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 84874971551     PISSN: 11787090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/JPR.S30602     Document Type: Article

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