Psycho-social behaviour of urban Indian adolescent girls during menstruation

Australasian Medical Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 49-52

  Kumar, Goel Manish ^a   Kundan, Mittal ^a  

^a POST GRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Adolescent girls; Menstruation; Psycho social behavior; Urban

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; MENSTRUATION; PSYCHOSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; URBAN AREA;

EID: 84930483639     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18361935     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4066/AMJ.2011.534     Document Type: Article

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