Efficacy of self-help and alternative treatments of premenstrual syndrome.

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  • J Carter
  • M J Verhoef
چکیده

Outcomes assessed in the review The presence or severity of PMS, evaluated through the use of daily prospective self-administered questionnaires (e.g. Moos Menstrual Distress Questionnaire, Calendar of Premenstrual Experiences, and the Premenstrual Assessment Form), daily visual analogue scales, global assignment after each cycle, or one-time assessment. Interventions were recorded as having positive, ambiguous or negative effects. Trials evaluating only one class of PMS symptoms were excluded.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Women's health issues : official publication of the Jacobs Institute of Women's Health

دوره 4 3  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1994