Couples and reproductive health: A review of couple studies

Studies in Family Planning

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 291-306

  Becker, Stan ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COUPLE STUDIES; FAMILY PLANNING; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTIVE USAGE; COUPLES; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY AND HOUSEHOLD; FAMILY PLANNING; FAMILY PLANNING PROGRAMS; FAMILY PLANNING SURVEYS; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LITERATURE REVIEW; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROGRAM DESIGN; PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS; PROGRAMS; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SPOUSE; TARGET POPULATION--CHANGES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTIVE USAGE; COUPLES; FAMILY AND HOUSEHOLD; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FAMILY PLANNING; FAMILY PLANNING PROGRAMS; FAMILY PLANNING SURVEYS; HEALTH; LITERATURE REVIEW; ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION; PROGRAM DESIGN; PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROGRAMS; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; TARGET POPULATION--CHANGES;

DECISION MAKING; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); SPOUSES; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 0030292205     PISSN: 00393665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2138025     Document Type: Review

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