Natural family planning effectiveness: Evaluating published reports

Advances in Contraception

Volumn 13, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 155-165

  Lamprecht, V ^a   Trussell, J ^b  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTRACEPTION; FAMILY PLANNING; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROBABILITY;

CONTRACEPTION; EVALUATION STUDIES; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NATURAL FAMILY PLANNING METHODS; PREGNANCY;

EID: 0030766374     PISSN: 02674874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006595703472     Document Type: Conference Paper

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