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Original Article

Premenstrual Complaints. I. Prevalence of Premenstrual Symptoms in a Swedish Urban Population

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Pages 39-49 | Received 10 Nov 1984, Accepted 12 Apr 1985, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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