The role of couple negotiation in unmet need for contraception and the decision to stop childbearing in Uganda

Studies in Family Planning

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 124-137

  Wolff, Brent ^a   Blanc, Ann K ^b   Ssekamatte Ssebuliba, John ^c  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b Demogr and Health Surveys Program

^c MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHILDBEARING; CONTRACEPTIVE USE; FAMILY PLANNING;

UGANDA;

EID: 0033913441     PISSN: 00393665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1728-4465.2000.00124.x     Document Type: Article

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