The Relationship of Social Affiliation and Interpersonal Discussion to Family Planning Knowledge, Attitudes and Practice

International Family Planning Perspectives

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 112-118

  Boulay, Marc ^a   Valente, Thomas W ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0041595695     PISSN: 01622749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2991959     Document Type: Article

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