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ERIC Number: EJ244822
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1981
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The Great Tampon Scare of 1980: Helping the Consumer Cope.
Frank, Andrea
Health Education (Washington D.C.), v12 n2 p4-6 Mar-Apr 1981
It is the health educator's responsibility to provide the consumer with information about toxic shock syndrome (TSS). An educational program should be developed which would encompass four areas: a description of TSS, an outline of theorized causes, a discussion of tampon health risks, and mechanisms for consumer action. (JN)
Descriptors: Consumer Education, Consumer Protection, Disease Control, Federal Regulation, Females, Gynecology, Health Education, Hygiene, Menstruation, Special Health Problems, Womens Education
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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