"A kotex and a smile": Mothers and daughters at menarche

Journal of Family Issues

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1325-1347

  Lee, Janet ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Family; Gender; Menarche; Menstruation; Mothers

Indexed keywords

EID: 50249168378     PISSN: 0192513X     EISSN: 15525481     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0192513X08316117     Document Type: Article

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