Theoretical substruction: Establishing links between theory and measurement of military women's attitudes towards menstrual suppression during military operations

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 65, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1548-1559

  Trego, Lori L ^a  

^a TRIPLER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Measurement; Menstrual suppression; Military; Military operations; Theoretical substruction; Theory; Women

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENSTRUATION; MILITARY MEDICINE; OVULATION INHIBITION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOLDIER; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENSTRUATION; MILITARY MEDICINE; MILITARY PERSONNEL; MODELS, THEORETICAL; OVULATION INHIBITION; WOMEN;

EID: 66749094833     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2009.05010.x     Document Type: Article

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