| Document ID (ISN) | 101602 |
| CIS number |
03-964 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0376-7639 - Médecine du travail & Ergonomie / Arbeidsgezondheitszorg & Ergonomie |
| Year |
2000 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Charlot A., Godfroid I.O. |
| Title |
Premenstrual syndrome: Cause for work incapacity? |
| Original title |
Le syndrome prémenstruel: une cause d'incapacité de travail? [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
2000, Vol.XXXVII, No.1, p.39-41. Illus. 5 ref. |
| Abstract |
Premenstrual syndrome is a disorder which affects about one woman in four. It is characterized by the cyclical onset of physical and psychological symptoms which normally culminate in the start of a period. In two to ten percent of cases, the clinical signs are of such severity that they seriously disrupt the personal and professional life of the patient. This state is known as the premenstrual dysphoric disorder, which may give rise to temporary sick leave or absenteeism and which workplace physicians may well encounter. The article reviews the literature findings relating to this often little understood syndrome and considers them in the context of occupational health and the right to treatment for women in the workplace. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
menstrual disorders; industrial physicians; occupational medicine; women |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
literature survey; diagnosis; symptoms; sickness absenteeism |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Belgium |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Stress, psychosocial factors
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Diseases of the reproductive system
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