Objects of temporary contraception: An exploratory study of women's perspectives in Karachi, Pakistan

BMJ Open

Volumn 3, Issue 8, 2013, Pages

  Marvi, Kamyla ^a   Howard, Natasha ^b  

^a Global Eng Education Exchange   (United States)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INJECTABLE CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CONTENT ANALYSIS; CONTRACEPTION; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HORMONAL CONTRACEPTION; HOT FLUSH; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; KNOWLEDGE; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MENSTRUAL IRREGULARITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PAKISTAN; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESIDENTIAL CARE; WEAKNESS; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84885359669     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003279     Document Type: Article

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