Young women's perspectives on public health knowledge and adolescent bodies

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 267-272

  Oinas, Elina ^a  

^a ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

education; medicalization; menstruation; public health knowledge; young women

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MEMORY; MENSTRUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MENARCHE; MENSTRUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 0033306424     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/14034948990270041101     Document Type: Article

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