Menstrual bleeding: Perspective of Brazilian women

Contraception

Volumn 84, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 622-627

  Makuch, María Y ^a   Osis, Maria José D ^a   Petta, Carlos A ^b   De Pádua, Karla Simonia ^a   Bahamondes, Luis ^b  

^a Center for Mother and Child Research of Campinas   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Menstruation; Perspectives

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTRACEPTION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENARCHE; MENSTRUATION; PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SCHOOL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CLASS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BRAZIL; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MENSTRUATION; MENSTRUATION DISTURBANCES; MIDDLE AGED; PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WOMEN'S HEALTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 81155134987     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: 18790518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2011.03.010     Document Type: Article

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