Facilitating inter-spousal communicition for birth spacing - A feasibility study of Pakistani couples for policy implications

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 182-186

  Saleem, S ^a   Isa, M A ^b  

^a AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b Asia Foundation   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MARRIAGE; PAKISTAN; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; BIRTH INTERVALS; COMMUNICATION; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MARRIAGE; PAKISTAN; PUBLIC POLICY; SPOUSES;

EID: 3042537990     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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