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152 - Premenstrual Syndrome

from Section 2 - Medical Conditions and Symptoms

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2019

By
Jane M. Ussher
Edited by
Carrie D. Llewellyn ,
Susan Ayers ,
Chris McManus ,
Stanton Newman ,
Keith J. Petrie ,
Tracey A. Revenson  and
John Weinman
Carrie D. Llewellyn
Affiliation:
University of Sussex
Susan Ayers
Affiliation:
City, University of London
Chris McManus
Affiliation:
University College London
Stanton Newman
Affiliation:
City, University of London
Keith J. Petrie
Affiliation:
University of Auckland
Tracey A. Revenson
Affiliation:
City University of New York
John Weinman
Affiliation:
King's College London
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Cambridge Handbook of Psychology, Health and Medicine , pp. 574 - 575
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

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