Women's growing desire to limit births in sub-Saharan Africa: Meeting the challenge

Global Health Science and Practice

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 97-107

  Van Lith, Lynn M ^a   Yahner, Melanie ^b   Bakamjian, Lynn ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b ENGENDERHEALTH   (United States)

^c International Health and Development Consultant   (United States)

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EID: 84907295685     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2169575X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.9745/GHSP-D-12-00036     Document Type: Article

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