Patient Education and Counseling
Volume 81, Issue 3 , Pages 402-408 , December 2010

The effect of spousal communication on contraceptive use in Central Terai, Nepal

  • Kang Yue

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Development and Population Activities (CEDPA), Monitoring and Evaluation Department, Washington, DC 20036, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Centre for Development and Population Activities (CEDPA), Monitoring and Evaluation Department, 1133 21st Street, NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20036, USA. Tel.: +1 202 939 2612; fax: +1 202 332 4496.
    • ,
  • Carolyn O’Donnell

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Development and Population Activities (CEDPA), Monitoring and Evaluation Department, Washington, DC 20036, USA
    • Centre for Development and Population Activities (CEDPA), Monitoring and Evaluation Department, Nepal
    • ,
  • Paul L. Sparks

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Development and Population Activities (CEDPA), Monitoring and Evaluation Department, Nepal

Received 17 February 2010 ,Revised 12 July 2010 ,Accepted 14 July 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2010.07.018

Patient Education and Counseling
Volume 81, Issue 3 , Pages 402-408 , December 2010

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