ASSESSMENT OF MENSTRUAL DISORDERS AND AWARENESS OF MENSTRUAL HYGIENE AMONG ADOLESCENT GIRLS WITH A RURAL BACKGROUND
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Menstrual Hygiene and Practices of Rural Adolescent Girls of Raichur
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Evidence Based Medicine and Healthcare
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2349-2562,2349-2570
DOI: 10.18410/jebmh/2017/234