Knowledge and practices related to menstruation among Tribal (Gujjar) adolescent girls

Studies on Ethno-Medicine

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 43-48

  Dhingra, Rajni ^a   Kumar, Anil ^b   Kour, Manpreet ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JAMMU   (India)

^b Himalayan Ayurvedics   (India)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Cultural practices; Menstruation; Tribal girls; Tribals

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350319679     PISSN: 09735070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09735070.2009.11886336     Document Type: Article

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