Assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behavior of adolescent girls in suburban districts of Tehran about dysmenorrhea and menstrual hygiene

Journal of International Women's Studies

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 1-11

  Poureslami, Mohammad ^a,b   Osati Ashtiani, Farzaneh ^a  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Dysmenorrhea; Female students; Iran; Menstrual hygiene; Menstrual period; Tehran

Indexed keywords

EID: 18544372589     PISSN: 15398706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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