The social stigma of menstruation: Fact or fiction?

Psychology of Women Quarterly

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 74-80

  Kowalski, Robin M ^a   Chapple, Tracy ^a  

^a WESTERN CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0034401736     PISSN: 03616843     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6402.2000.tb01023.x     Document Type: Article

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