Development of the military women's attitudes toward menstrual suppression scale: From construct definition to pilot testing

Journal of Nursing Measurement

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 45-72

  Trego, Lori L ^a  

^a TRIPLER ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Contraception; Menstrual suppression; Menstruation continuous; Military women's health

Indexed keywords

EID: 69949106803     PISSN: 10613749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/1061-3749.17.1.45     Document Type: Article

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