Quality-of-life assessment of family planning adopters through user perspectives in the district of Karimnagar

Indian Journal of Community Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 24-28

  Kameswararao, Avasarala ^a  

^a Prathima Institute of Medical Sciences   (India)

Author keywords

Family planning adopters; Karimnagar district; Non FP adopters; Program indicators; User perspectives

Indexed keywords

EID: 60749094735     PISSN: 09700218     EISSN: 19983581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-0218.42374     Document Type: Article

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