Contraceptive knowledge and practices in two districts of Sindh, Pakistan: A hospital based study

Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association

Volumn 58, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 254-258

  Bibi, Seema ^a   Memon, Amna ^a   Memon, Zehra ^b   Bibi, Misbah ^c  

^a LIAQUAT UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

^b AGA KHAN UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONDOM; CONTRACEPTION; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UTERINE TUBE LIGATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AWARENESS; CONTRACEPTION; CONTRACEPTION BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITALS, DISTRICT; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PAKISTAN; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX EDUCATION;

EID: 44449098117     PISSN: 00309982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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