Health Education at Family Planning Clinics: Strategies for Improving Information about Contraception and Sexually Transmitted Diseases for Low-Income Women

Health Communication

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 353-366

  Krishnan, Satya P ^a,b  

^a TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0345838898     PISSN: 10410236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15327027hc0804_3     Document Type: Article

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