Husband-wife communication and family planning practices among Malay married couples in Mukim Rusila, Terengganu

Medical Journal of Malaysia

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 218-228

  Azimi, Y Nor ^a,c   Atiya, A S ^b  

^a Medical Officer of Health   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^c Terengganu State Health Department   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Cluster sampling; Family planning; Husband wife communication; Malaysia; Visual Analog Scale

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALAYSIA; MALE; MARRIAGE; RURAL AREA; SCORING SYSTEM; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALAYSIA; MALE; MARRIAGE;

EID: 0141559313     PISSN: 03005283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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