Reproductive health: Global infertility trend

Nigerian Journal of Physiological Sciences

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 85-90

  Etuk, S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; COOPERATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALE; NOTE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PUBLIC HEALTH; REPRODUCTION; TRENDS;

AFRICA; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; REPRODUCTION; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES; WORLD HEALTH; GLOBAL HEALTH;

EID: 77952904859     PISSN: 0794859X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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