Priority strategies for India's family planning programme

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 140, Issue , 2014, Pages 137-146

  Pachauri, Saroj ^a  

^a POPULATION COUNCIL   (India)

Author keywords

Contraceptive choice; Contraceptive technologies; Quality of services; Users' needs

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

COMMUNITY CARE; CONTRACEPTIVE TECHNOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE STERILIZATION; FERTILITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICE; MALE STERILIZATION; MARRIAGE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; REVIEW; SCIENTIST; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY; CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HISTORY; INDIA; MALE; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH; TRENDS;

CONTRACEPTION; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; INDIA; MALE; TRANSLATIONAL MEDICAL RESEARCH;

EID: 84922070032     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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