Sanitary towel provision and disposal in primary schools

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 85-92

  Jones, R ^a,b   Finlay, F ^a  

^a Child Health Department   (United Kingdom)

^b Child Health Department   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CONSTRUCTION WORK AND ARCHITECTURAL PHENOMENA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENSTRUATION; SANITATION; SCHOOL; UNITED KINGDOM;

CHILD; ENGLAND; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENSTRUATION; SCHOOLS; TOILET FACILITIES;

EID: 0035227077     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2214.2001.00204.x     Document Type: Article

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