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Published Online: 5 January 2024

Period Poverty in U.S. College Students

Publication: Journal of Women's Health
Volume 33, Issue Number 1

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cover image Journal of Women's Health
Journal of Women's Health
Volume 33Issue Number 1January 2024
Pages: 1 - 2
PubMed: 37922451

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Published online: 5 January 2024
Published in print: January 2024
Published ahead of print: 6 November 2023

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Department of Population Health and Social Medicine, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida, USA.

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Address correspondence to: Lea Sacca, PhD, MPH, Department of Population Health and Social Medicine, Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine, Florida Atlantic University, OB1-230, Boca Raton, FL 33431-0992, USA [email protected]

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