Reproductive tract infections among young married women in Tamil Nadu, India

International Family Planning Perspectives

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 73-82

  Prasad, Jasmin Helen ^a   Abraham, Sulochana ^a   Kurz, Kathleen M ^b   George, Valentina ^a   Lalitha, M K ^a   John, Renu ^c   Jayapaul, M N R ^a   Shetty, Nandini ^d   Joseph, Abraham ^c  

^a CHRISTIAN MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b INTERNATIONAL CENTER FOR RESEARCH ON WOMEN   (United States)

^c Schieffelin Leprosy Res/Train C   (India)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH SURVEY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; WOMENS HEALTH;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA; TAMIL NADU; WORLD;

EID: 23644456689     PISSN: 01903187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1363/3107305     Document Type: Article

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