Niger: Too little, too late

International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 95-101

  Potts, Malcolm ^a   Gidi, Virginia ^a   Campbell, Martha ^b   Zureick, Sarah ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Venture Strategies for Health and Development   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC SURVEY; FAMILY PLANNING; FERTILITY; POPULATION GROWTH;

NIGER [WEST AFRICA];

EID: 80051994123     PISSN: 19440391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1363/3709511     Document Type: Article

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