Menstruation, menarche, and sexuality in the public school curriculum: school nurses' perceptions

Adolescence, Fall, 1995 by Ingrid Elizabeth Swenson, Beverly Foster, Marilyn Asay

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Beverly Foster, Clinical Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina, School of Nursing, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7460

Marilyn Asay, School Health Nurse Consultant, Maternal-Child Health Division, North Carolina Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources.

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