Advancing the global agenda for menstrual hygiene management for schoolgirls

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 103, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1556-1559

  Sommer, Marni ^a   Sahin, Murat ^b  

^a Department of Medicine   (United States)

^b UNITED NATIONS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYGIENE; MENSTRUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SANITATION; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE;

ADOLESCENT; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYGIENE; MENSTRUATION; PUBLIC HEALTH; SANITATION; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 84881524883     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2013.301374     Document Type: Article

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