Unmet need for family planning in developing countries and implications for population policy

Population and Development Review

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 691-723

  Casterline, John B ^a   Sinding, Steven W ^b  

^a Population Council

^b Department of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE USE; FAMILY PLANNING; FERTILITY; POPULATION POLICY;

EID: 0034447547     PISSN: 00987921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1728-4457.2000.00691.x     Document Type: Article

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