The male versus female perspective on family planning: Kinshasa, Zaire

Journal of Biosocial Science

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 37-55

  Bertrand, Jane T ^a   Makani, Bakutuvwidi ^b   Edwards, Michael P ^a   Baughman, Nancy C ^a   Niwembo, Kinavwidi Lewu ^b   Djunghu, Balowa ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CITRED   (Congo)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; DECISION MAKING; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; FERTILITY; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SEX DIFFERENCE;

POPULATION;

EID: 0029657706     PISSN: 00219320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0021932000022070     Document Type: Article

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