Attitudes and feelings towards menstruation and womanhood in girls at menarche

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 95, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 707-714

  Rembeck, Gun I ^a,c,d   Möller, Margareta ^b,c   Gunnarsson, Ronny ^b,c  

^a Youth Centre in Lerum   (Sweden)

^b Research and Development Unit   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^d NONE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Attitude; Emotions; Menarche; Menstruation; Puberty

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ANGER; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO CHANGE; ATTITUDE TO SEXUALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONELINESS; MENARCHE; MENSTRUATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ATTITUDE; CHILD; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENSTRUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33745099852     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08035250500531697     Document Type: Article

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