Menstrual Poverty: A Public Health Crisis and the Vital Role of School Healthcare Providers in Iran

Document Type : Letter to the editor

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1 Department of Health Services, School of Public Health, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;

2 Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, School of Public Health, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran

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International Journal of Community Based Nursing & Midwifery
Volume 13, Issue 3
July 2025
Pages 236-238

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