The self-care strategies of girls with primary dysmenorrhea: a focus group study in Taiwan.
Dysmenorrhea is the most common gynaecological complaint and the leading cause of recurrent short-term school absenteeism among adolescent girls. To explore adolescent girls' self-care strategies for dysmenorrhea, we conducted four focus groups in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, with 23 female adolescents with p...
| Publicado en: | Health Care for Women International Vol. 27; no. 5; pp. 418 - 428 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
May2006
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