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Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters Volume 27, 2019 - Issue 1
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What’s missing in MHM? Moving beyond hygiene in menstrual hygiene management

Jennifer Thomsona Lecturer in Comparative Politics, Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies, University of Bath, Bath, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Fran Ameryb Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Bath, Bath, UKView further author information
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Melanie Channonc Lecturer in Social Policy, University of Bath, Bath, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-4820-0928View further author information
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Mahesh Purid Associate Director, CREHPA (Centre for Research on Environment, Health and Population Activities), Kathmandu, NepalView further author information
Pages 12-15 | Published online: 09 Dec 2019

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