Reassessing the contraceptive effect of breastfeeding

Population Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1987, Pages 147-160

  Santow, Gigi ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 0023501327     PISSN: 00324728     EISSN: 14774747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0032472031000142576     Document Type: Article

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