Premenarcheal Mexican girls' and their teachers' perceptions of preparation students receive about menstruation at school

Journal of School Health

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 86-89

  Marván, Ma Luisa ^a   Bejarano, Janett ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LAS AMÉRICAS PUEBLA   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MENARCHE; MENSTRUATION; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; STUDENT; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; CHILD; DATA COLLECTION; FACULTY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMANS; MENARCHE; MENSTRUATION; MEXICO; MIDDLE AGED; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; STUDENTS;

EID: 85047691350     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2005.tb06647.x     Document Type: Review

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