Female sterilisation in rural Bihar: What are the acceptor characteristics?

Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 34-36

  Thind, Amardeep ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; FEMALE STERILIZATION; HUMAN; INDIA; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MASS MEDIUM; MATERNAL AGE; RELIGION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONTRACEPTION; FAMILY PLANNING POLICY; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HINDUISM; HUMANS; INDIA; ISLAM; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; STERILIZATION, REPRODUCTIVE;

EID: 12344291226     PISSN: 14711893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1783/0000000052972762     Document Type: Article

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