Determinants of adolescent fertility in Ethiopia

Ethiopian Journal of Health Development

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 30-38

  Alemayehu, Tewodros ^a   Haider, Jemal ^b   Habte, Dereje ^c  

^a SAVE THE CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

^b Shool of Public Health   (Ethiopia)

^c School of Public Health   (Ethiopia)

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EID: 79958166156     PISSN: 10216790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4314/ejhd.v24i1.62942     Document Type: Article

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