Awareness of menstrual abnormality amongst college students in urban area of Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria

Indian Journal of Community Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 63-66

  Esimai, O A ^a   Esan, G O Omoniyi ^a  

^a Obafemi Awolowo University ILE IFE   (India)

Author keywords

Awareness; Health seeking behavior; Menstrual abnormalities

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951983529     PISSN: 09700218     EISSN: 19983581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-0218.62559     Document Type: Article

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