Potential effects on fertility and child health and survival of birth-spacing preferences in sub-Saharan Africa

Studies in Family Planning

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 99-110

  Rafalimanana, Hantamalala ^a,c   Westoff, Charles F ^b  

^a UNITED NATIONS   (United States)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OPR   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRTH INTERVAL; CHILD HEALTH; FAMILY PLANNING; FERTILITY; MALNUTRITION;

AFRICA; SUB-SAHARA;

EID: 0033928602     PISSN: 00393665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1728-4465.2000.00099.x     Document Type: Article

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