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Menstrual characteristics: A study of the adolescents of rural and urban West Bengal, India

Subha Ray Department of Anthropology, University of Calcutta, 35 Ballygunj Circular Road, Kolkata 700019, West Bengal, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Shailendra Kumar Mishra Biological Anthropology Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, 203 B.T. Road, Kolkata 700 108, India
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Abhishikta Ghosh Roy Department of Anthropology, University of Calcutta, 35 Ballygunj Circular Road, Kolkata 700019, West Bengal, India
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Bhubon Mohan Das Biological Anthropology Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, 203 B.T. Road, Kolkata 700 108, India
Pages 668-681 | Received 07 Mar 2009, Accepted 11 Dec 2009, Published online: 18 Feb 2010

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