Fragile, threatened, and still urgently needed: Family planning programs in Sub-Saharan Africa

Studies in Family Planning

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 147-154

  Jacobstein, Roy ^a   Bakamjian, Lynn ^a   Pile, John M ^a   Wickstrom, Jane ^a  

^a RESPOND Project   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; ECONOMICS; FAMILY PLANNING; FERTILITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; NOTE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POPULATION GROWTH; POVERTY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; CONTRACEPTIVE AGENTS; CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FERTILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; POPULATION GROWTH; POVERTY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 67149101344     PISSN: 00393665     EISSN: 17284465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1728-4465.2009.00197.x     Document Type: Note

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