Acceptance of premarital health counseling in Riyadh city, 1417H

Journal of Family and Community Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 27-34

  Al Kahtani, Nabil H ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Premarital counseling; Premartial Health Counseling; Saudi Arabia.

Indexed keywords

EID: 0011047282     PISSN: 22308229     EISSN: 2229340X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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