Reproductive health of Arab young people

British Medical Journal

Volumn 333, Issue 7573, 2006, Pages 849-851

  DeJong, Jocelyn ^a   El Khoury, Golda ^b  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

^b UNICEF   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARAB; CONFLICT; CULTURAL FACTOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH SERVICE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SEXUAL HEALTH; TABOO; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARABS; FORECASTING; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; PRIVATE SECTOR; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; SEX EDUCATION; VIOLENCE; WAR;

EID: 33750290218     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.38993.460197.68     Document Type: Note

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