Achievements of the Iranian family planning programmes 1956-2006;Réalisations des programmes de planification familiale en iran de 1956 à 2006

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 279-286

  Simbar, M ^a  

^a SHAHID BEHESHTI UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CONTRACEPTIVE BEHAVIOR; FAMILY PLANNING; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; REVIEW; SALPINGECTOMY; VASECTOMY;

EID: 84859146210     PISSN: 10203397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.26719/2012.18.3.279     Document Type: Review

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