Learning about "The Curse": An Anthropological Perspective on Experiences of Menstruation

Women's Studies International Forum

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 645-653

  Britton, Cathryn J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0000941736     PISSN: 02775395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-5395(96)00085-4     Document Type: Article

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