Women's attitudes about menstruation and associated health and behavioral characteristics

American Journal of Health Behavior

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 90-100

  Morrison, Lynn A ^a   Larkspur, Louona ^a   Calibuso, Marites J ^a   Brown, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT HILO   (United States)

Author keywords

Appearance; Hormonal contraception; Sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENSTRUATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; CONTRACEPTIVES, ORAL, HORMONAL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MENSTRUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949510860     PISSN: 10873244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5993/ajhb.34.1.11     Document Type: Article

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