A qualitative investigation of women's experiences of the self and others in relation to their menstrual cycle

British Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 127-141

  Slade, Pauline ^a   Haywood, Annette ^b   King, Helen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b Sheffield Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HOME; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MENARCHE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PERCEPTION; PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SELF CONCEPT; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TENSION;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 63249135637     PISSN: 1359107X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/135910708X304441     Document Type: Article

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