Premenstrual symptoms and syndrome according to age at menarche in a 1982 birth cohort in southern Brazil Descrição de sintomas e síndrome pré-menstrual conforme a idade da menarca em mulheres nascidas em 1982, no Sul do Brasil

Premenstrual symptoms and syndrome were studied in young women who have been followed since birth. Data were collected on the intensity of four symptoms: irritability, anxiety or stress, depressed mood, and affective lability. Premenstrual syndrome was defined according to intensity of symptoms. Ass...

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Main Authors: Celene Maria Longo da Silva, Denise Petrucci Gigante, Gicele Costa Minten
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz 2008-04-01
Series:Cadernos de Saúde Pública
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-311X2008000400014