Culturally constructed relationships shape sexual and reproductive health in Bolivia

Culture, Health and Sexuality

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 483-498

  Paulson, Susan ^a   Bailey, Patricia ^b  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BOLIVIA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY;

EID: 0142094188     PISSN: 13691058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1369105011102701     Document Type: Article

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