Beyond denomination: The relationship between religion and family planning in rural Malawi

Demographic Research

Volumn 19, Issue , 2008, Pages 1851-1881

  Yeatman, Sara E ^a   Trinitapoli, Jenny ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 55349124009     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14359871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4054/DemRes.2008.19.55     Document Type: Article

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