Menstrual hygiene management in humanitarian emergencies: Gaps and recommendations

Waterlines

Volumn 31, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 83-104

  Sommer, Marni ^a  

^a Department of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent girls; Humanitarian emergencies; Menstrual hygiene management; Women

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; HUMANITARIAN AID; HYGIENE; NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION; POLLUTION POLICY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84859733702     PISSN: 02628104     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3362/1756-3488.2012.008     Document Type: Review

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