Psychosocial and cultural factors influencing expectations of menarche a study on chinese premenarcheal teenage girls

Journal of Adolescent Research

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 118-135

  Yeung, Dannii Y L ^a   Tang, Catherine So Kum ^a   Lee, Antoinette ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese menarche; Chinese menstrual attitudes; Menstrual anticipations

Indexed keywords

EID: 11244279099     PISSN: 07435584     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0743558404271134     Document Type: Review

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