Women's Reproductive Health, Sociocultural Context and AIDS Knowledge in Northern India

Journal of Health Management

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 109-128

  Pallikadavath, Saseendran ^a   Jayachandran, A A ^b   Stones, R William ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b Population Foundation of India (PFI)   (India)

^c PRINCESS ANNE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84990374559     PISSN: 00936502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/097206340400700104     Document Type: Article

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