Reproductive tract infections among women in Pakistan: An urban case study

Pakistan Development Review

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 131-158

  Durr e Nayab, ^a  

^a PAKISTAN INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH RISK; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; WOMENS HEALTH; WOMENS STATUS;

ASIA; EURASIA; PAKISTAN; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33646820320     PISSN: 00309729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.30541/v44i2pp.131-158     Document Type: Article

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