Spouses' Views of Contraception in the Philippines

International Family Planning Perspectives

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 108-115

  Biddlecom, Ann E ^a   Casterline, John B ^a   Perez, Aurora E ^b  

^a POPULATION COUNCIL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES MANILA   (Philippines)

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EID: 0001054002     PISSN: 01622749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2950766     Document Type: Article

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