A Comparative Study of Menstrual Practices among Urban and Rural Adolescent School Girls in Bareilly District, India
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Menstrual Hygiene and Practices of Rural Adolescent Girls of Raichur
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2319-7692,2319-7706
DOI: 10.20546/ijcmas.2016.503.006