Is a Little (Psychiatric) Knowledge a Dangerous Thing?: The Impact of Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder on Perceptions of Premenstrual Women

Psychology of Women Quarterly

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 315-322

  Nash, Heather C ^a   Chrisler, Joan C ^a  

^a The Holleran Center for Community Action and Public Policy   (United States)

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EID: 84992863176     PISSN: 03616843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6402.1997.tb00115.x     Document Type: Article

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