The need for family planning

Population and Environment

Volumn 28, Issue 4-5, 2007, Pages 212-222

  Prata, Ndola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Abortion; Access to services; Barriers to family planning; Contraception; Family planning; Fertility; Maternal mortality; Population growth; Unmet need

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; CHILD MORTALITY; CONTRACEPTIVE USE; FAMILY PLANNING; FERTILITY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; POPULATION GROWTH;

EID: 34547116449     PISSN: 01990039     EISSN: 15737810     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11111-007-0042-9     Document Type: Article

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