Menstruation; A Cause Of Recurrent Emotional Stress In Young Females (original) (raw)
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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENDORSING HEALTH SCIENCE RESEARCH (IJEHSR)
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https://www.ijhsr.org/IJHSR\_Vol.10\_Issue.6\_June2020/IJHSR\_Abstract.017.html, 2020
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A Descriptive Study to Assess the Premenstrual Syndrome and Coping Behaviour Among Women
International Journal of Physiotherapy and Research, 2016
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A Phenomenological Study of Premenstrual Symptoms in Medical and Nursing Students
Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences, 2017
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https://www.ijrrjournal.com/IJRR\_Vol.6\_Issue.6\_June2019/Abstract\_IJRR001.html, 2019
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