Social representations of menstruation, pregnancy and menopause: A study of community health care practitioners

Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 293-300

  Dufort, Francine ^a   Lemelin, Sara ^a   Charron, Léola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENOPAUSE; MENSTRUATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REPRODUCTION; SELF CARE; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 0031759078     PISSN: 02646838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02646839808404577     Document Type: Article

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