Meanings and experiences of menstruation: Perceptions of institutionalized women with an intellectual disability

Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 575-584

  Chou, Yueh Ching ^a   Lu, Zxy Yann Jane ^a   Wang, Frank T Y ^a   Lan, Chang Fu ^a   Lin, Li Chan ^a  

^a NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Institution; Intellectual disability; Menstruation; Taiwan; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 54049101145     PISSN: 13602322     EISSN: 14683148     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-3148.2008.00430.x     Document Type: Article

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