Islamic Precepts and Family Planning: The Perceptions of Jordanian Religious Leaders and Their Constituents

International Family Planning Perspectives

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 110-117

  Underwood, Carol ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0010033339     PISSN: 01622749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2648299     Document Type: Article

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