Nuisance or natural and healthy: Should monthly menstruation be optional for women?

Lancet

Volumn 355, Issue 9207, 2000, Pages 922-924

  Thomas, Sarah L ^a   Ellertson, Charlotte ^a  

^a POPULATION COUNCIL   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMAN; MENSTRUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0034635833     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(99)11159-0     Document Type: Note

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