Menstrual health care behavior and associated factors among female elementary students in the hualien region

Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 8-16

  Chang, Yu Ting ^a,b   Chen, Yueh Chih ^c  

^a TZU CHI COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Elementary female students; Menstrual health care behavior; Menstrual knowledge

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MENSTRUATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; STUDENT; TAIWAN;

CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; MENSTRUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS; TAIWAN;

EID: 48549107094     PISSN: 16823141     EISSN: 1948965X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.JNR.0000387285.23065.2d     Document Type: Article

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