Contraception: A social revolution

European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 3-12

  Benagiano, Giuseppe ^a,b   Bastianelli, Carlo ^a   Farris, Manuela ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Contraception; Cost effectiveness; Human reproductive strategies; Social benefits

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTION; FAMILY PLANNING; FERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HUMAN; INDUCED ABORTION; MORALITY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TERMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STATUS; SURVIVAL; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CONTRACEPTION; HEALTH TRANSITION; HUMANS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 33947491437     PISSN: 13625187     EISSN: 14730782     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13625180601012311     Document Type: Review

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