A comparison of the menstruation and education experiences of girls in Tanzania, Ghana, Cambodia and Ethiopia

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Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 589-609

  Sommer, Marni ^a   Ackatia Armah, Nana ^b   Connolly, Susan ^c   Smiles, Dana ^d  

^a Department of Medicine   (United States)

^b Independent Consultant   (Ghana)

^c Catholic Relief Services   (India)

^d BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cambodia; education; Ethiopia; Ghana; girls; low income countries; menstruation; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

EID: 84938422499     PISSN: 03057925     EISSN: 14693623     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03057925.2013.871399     Document Type: Article

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