Perceived gynecological morbidity among young ever-married women living in squatter settlements of Karachi, Pakistan

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 92-97

  Sajan, Fatima ^a   Fikree, Fariyal F ^a  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC DISEASE; HUMAN; PAKISTAN; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; POVERTY; PREVALENCE; RISK; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; GENITAL DISEASES, FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; ODDS RATIO; PAKISTAN; PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE; POVERTY AREAS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0033114347     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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