Cultural Practices Relating to Menarche and Menstruation among Adolescent Girls in Taiwan-Qualitative Investigation

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 43-47

  Liu, H L ^a   Chen, K H ^a   Peng, N H ^a  

^a CENTRAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Coping; Cultural practice; Menarche; Menstruation

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ANNOYANCE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CACAO; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIZZINESS; EMOTION; EXCITEMENT; FATIGUE; FEAR; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; INTERNET; INTERVIEW; IRRITABILITY; MENARCHE; MENSTRUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SANITARY PAD; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF CONCEPT; STOMACH DISCOMFORT; TAIWAN; THIRST;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MENARCHE; MENSTRUATION; TAIWAN;

EID: 84855306755     PISSN: 10833188     EISSN: 18734332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2011.08.006     Document Type: Article

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