Understanding the prevalence of female sterilization in rural south India

Studies in Family Planning

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 288-301

  Säävälä, Minna ^a  

^a Dept of Sociol/Social Anthropol ^*  (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CULTURAL INFLUENCE; FERTILITY; RURAL AREA; STERILIZATION;

ANDHRA PRADESH; INDIA;

EID: 0033500746     PISSN: 00393665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1728-4465.1999.t01-1-.x     Document Type: Article

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