Islam and family planning: Changing perceptions of Health care providers and medical faculty in Pakistan

Global Health Science and Practice

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 228-236

  Mir, Ali Mohammad ^a   Shaikh, Gul Rashida ^a  

^a POPULATION COUNCIL   (Pakistan)

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EID: 84907268309     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2169575X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.9745/GHSP-D-13-00019     Document Type: Article

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