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Women on Top: The Relative Influence of Wives and Husbands on Contraceptive Use in KwaZulu-Natal

Pranitha Maharaj School of Development Studies, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, 4041, South Africa E-mail: [email protected]
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John Cleland Centre for Population Studies, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, 49–51 Bedford Square, London, WC1B 3DP, UK E-mail: [email protected]
Pages 31-41 | Published online: 17 Oct 2008

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