The FIGO study group on women's sexual and reproductive rights

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 55-61

  Cook, R J ^a   Dickens, B M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

FIGO study group on women's sexual and reproductive rights; Gender discrimination; Human rights; Race discrimination; Reproductive rights; Sex discrimination

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; GENDER; HEALTH; HUMAN; HUMAN RIGHTS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LEGAL ASPECT; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; REPRODUCTION; SEXUALITY;

EID: 0032720828     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7292(99)00109-5     Document Type: Article

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