Menstrual hygiene: How hygienic is the adolescent girl?
<b>Background:</b> Menstruation and menstrual practices are still clouded by taboos and socio-cultural restrictions resulting in adolescent girls remaining ignorant of the scientific facts and hygienic health practices, which sometimes result into adverse health outcomes. <b> Obje...
Main Authors: | Dasgupta A, Sarkar M |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2008-01-01
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Series: | Indian Journal of Community Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://www.ijcm.org.in/article.asp?issn=0970-0218;year=2008;volume=33;issue=2;spage=77;epage=80;aulast=Dasgupta |
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