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Prevalence of primary dysmenorrhea and its effect on the quality of life amongst female medical students at King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
A cross-sectional study
Refan T. Hashim, Sara S. Alkhalifah, Alanoud A. Alsalman, Demah M. Alfaris, Munira A. Alhussaini, Raghda S. Qasim and Shaffi A. Shaik
Saudi Medical Journal March 2020, 41 (3) 283-289; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2020.3.24988
Refan T. Hashim
From the College of Medicine (Hashim, Alkhalifah, Alsalman, Alfaris, Alhussaini, Qasim), and from the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Shaik), King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Medical StudentSara S. Alkhalifah
From the College of Medicine (Hashim, Alkhalifah, Alsalman, Alfaris, Alhussaini, Qasim), and from the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Shaik), King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Medical StudentAlanoud A. Alsalman
From the College of Medicine (Hashim, Alkhalifah, Alsalman, Alfaris, Alhussaini, Qasim), and from the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Shaik), King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Medical StudentDemah M. Alfaris
From the College of Medicine (Hashim, Alkhalifah, Alsalman, Alfaris, Alhussaini, Qasim), and from the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Shaik), King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Medical StudentMunira A. Alhussaini
From the College of Medicine (Hashim, Alkhalifah, Alsalman, Alfaris, Alhussaini, Qasim), and from the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Shaik), King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Medical StudentRaghda S. Qasim
From the College of Medicine (Hashim, Alkhalifah, Alsalman, Alfaris, Alhussaini, Qasim), and from the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Shaik), King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Medical StudentShaffi A. Shaik
From the College of Medicine (Hashim, Alkhalifah, Alsalman, Alfaris, Alhussaini, Qasim), and from the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Shaik), King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Received August 9, 2019
- Accepted February 3, 2020
- Published online March 1, 2020.
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- Refan T. Hashim, Medical Student,
- Sara S. Alkhalifah, Medical Student,
- Alanoud A. Alsalman, Medical Student,
- Demah M. Alfaris, Medical Student,
- Munira A. Alhussaini, Medical Student,
- Raghda S. Qasim, Medical Student and
- Shaffi A. Shaik, PhD⇑
- From the College of Medicine (Hashim, Alkhalifah, Alsalman, Alfaris, Alhussaini, Qasim), and from the Department of Family and Community Medicine (Shaik), King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Address correspondence and reprint request to: Prof. Shaffi A. Shaik, Prince Sattam Chair for Epidemiology and Public Health Research, Department of Family & Community Medicine, College of Medicine, King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. E-mail: sshaik{at}ksu.edu.sa ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9900-5116
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Refan T. Hashim, Sara S. Alkhalifah, Alanoud A. Alsalman, Demah M. Alfaris, Munira A. Alhussaini, Raghda S. Qasim, Shaffi A. Shaik
Saudi Medical Journal Mar 2020, 41 (3) 283-289; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2020.3.24988
Prevalence of primary dysmenorrhea and its effect on the quality of life amongst female medical students at King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Refan T. Hashim, Sara S. Alkhalifah, Alanoud A. Alsalman, Demah M. Alfaris, Munira A. Alhussaini, Raghda S. Qasim, Shaffi A. Shaik
Saudi Medical Journal Mar 2020, 41 (3) 283-289; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2020.3.24988
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