Attitudes and practices of school-aged girls towards menstruation

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 308-315

  Jarrah, Samiha Suhail ^a   Kamel, Andaleeb Abu ^b  

^a APPLIED SCIENCE PRIVATE UNIVERSITY   (Jordan)

^b AL ZAYTOONAH UNIVERSITY OF JORDAN   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Jordan; Menstruation; Practices; School age girls

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENSTRUATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENSTRUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84861477027     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-172X.2012.02032.x     Document Type: Article

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