The selection of family planning discussion partners in Nepal

Journal of Health Communication

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 519-536

  Boulay, Marc ^a,c   Valente, Thomas W ^b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTRACEPTION; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MIDDLE AGED; NEPAL; RURAL POPULATION; SPOUSE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMMUNICATION; CONTRACEPTION; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MIDDLE AGED; NEPAL; RURAL POPULATION; SPOUSES;

EID: 27344431571     PISSN: 10810730     EISSN: 10870415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10810730500228789     Document Type: Article

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