Women's health problems in the Arab World: A holistic policy perspective

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 13-21

  Zurayk, H ^a   Sholkamy, H ^a   Younis, N ^b   Khattab, H ^c  

^a Population Council   (Egypt)

^b AL AZHAR UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^c Delta Consultants ^*  (Egypt)

Author keywords

Arab World; Policy; Reproductive health

Indexed keywords

CHILDBIRTH; CONTRACEPTION; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FEMALE; FEMALE CIRCUMCISION; FERTILITY; HEALTH; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INCOME; MARRIAGE; MENOPAUSE; MIDDLE EAST; MORBIDITY; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; VIOLENCE;

EID: 0030805054     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7292(97)02870-1     Document Type: Article

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