A comparison of menstrual changes expected by pre-menarcheal adolescents and changes actually experienced by post-menarcheal adolescents in Mexico

Journal of School Health

Volumn 71, Issue 9, 2001, Pages 458-461

  Marván, Ma Luisa ^b   Vacio, Angeles ^b   Espinosa Hernandez, Graciela ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LAS AMÉRICAS PUEBLA   (Mexico)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENARCHE; MENSTRUATION; MEXICO; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; MENARCHE; MENSTRUATION; MEXICO; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0035512028     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2001.tb07326.x     Document Type: Article

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