Unmet need for contraception in Kuwait: A developing country without a family planning program

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 335-338

  Shah, M A ^a   Shah, N M ^b   Menon, I ^b  

^a Fac of All Hlth Sci and Nursing ^*  (Kuwait)

^b KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Kuwait; Reproductive counseling; Reproductive needs; Unmet need

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; KUWAIT; MATERNAL WELFARE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 0344120349     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7292(03)00161-9     Document Type: Article

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