Attitudes toward and experience with menstruation in the US and India

Women and Health

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 77-95

  Hoerster, Katherine D ^a   Chrisler, Joan C ^a   Gorman Rose, Jennifer ^a  

^a Connecticut College   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross cultural research; Menstrual cycle; Preparation for menarche

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BODY IMAGE; COLLEGE STUDENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEMOGRAPHY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INDIA; INFORMATION; MENARCHE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MENSTRUATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INDIA; MENSTRUATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEW ENGLAND; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 0346969737     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J013v38n03_06     Document Type: Article

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