Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique

BACKGROUND: Human and economic burden of psychological distress (PD) are well known. However, how PD and its various classifications impact health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and its various domains such as physical function (PF), role …

BACKGROUND: Cadmium (Cd), lead (Pb), and mercury (Hg) have been shown to exhibit endocrine disrupting properties. Their effects on women's reproductive health, however, remain elusive. Here, we investigated associations between blood concen…

BACKGROUND: Women and girls experience menstruation throughout their reproductive years. Normal adolescent menstrual cycles gauge current and future reproductive health. Dysmenorrhea (painful menstruation) is the most prevalent menstrual di…

BACKGROUND: This study was evaluated the association between obesity phenotypes and risk of lower torso musculoskeletal disorders including low back pain (LBP), low back stiffness (LBS), arthralgia, and joint stiffness in Ravansar non-commu…

BACKGROUND: The present study aims to analyse if dysmenorrhea is associated with activity limitations and participation restrictions in experencied by adult women. METHODS: This is a cross-sectional study carried out with adult women recru…