Can family planning programs reduce high desired family size in Sub-Saharan Africa?

International Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 209-216

  Bongaarts, John ^a  

^a POPULATION COUNCIL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FAMILY PLANNING; FAMILY STRUCTURE; FERTILITY;

SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 84858667241     PISSN: 19440391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1363/3720911     Document Type: Article

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