Barriers to family planning service use among the urban poor in Pakistan

Asia-Pacific Population Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 5-26

  Stephenson, Rob ^a   Hennink, Monique ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 16244423899     PISSN: 0259238X     EISSN: 15644278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18356/e54a6ab6-en     Document Type: Article

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