Cultural notions of fertility in South Asia and their impact on Sri Lankan family planning practices

Anthropology and International Health: Asian Case Studies

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 2-34

  Nichter, Mark ^a   Nichter, Mimi ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b Arizona Prevention Center   (United States)

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EID: 84906608931     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203393390     Document Type: Chapter

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