Coitus interruptus and the control of natural fertility*

Population Studies

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 19-43

  Santow, Gigi ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COITUS INTERRUPTUS; CONTROL METHOD; FERTILITY CONTROL; HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE; NATURAL FERTILITY; PRE-TRANSITIONAL POPULATION;

EID: 0028785288     PISSN: 00324728     EISSN: 14774747     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0032472031000148226     Document Type: Article

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