Spousal communication, changes in partner attitude, and contraceptive use among the Yorubas of Southwest Nigeria

Indian Journal of Community Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 112-116

  Ogunjuyigbe, Peter O ^a   Ojofeitimi, Ebenezer O ^a   Liasu, Ayotunde ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Counseling; Decision making; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

EID: 67249112146     PISSN: 09700218     EISSN: 19983581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-0218.51232     Document Type: Article

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