Can the Bangladeshi Family Planning Program Meet Rising Needs Without Raising Costs?

International Family Planning Perspectives

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 1997, Pages

  Janowitz, Barbara ^a   Holtman, Matthew ^a   Hubacher, David ^a   Jamil, Kanta ^b,c  

^a FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c U S Agy for Intl Development   (Bangladesh)

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EID: 0001418313     PISSN: 01622749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2950767     Document Type: Article

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