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Gender roles and their influence on life prospects for women in urban Karachi, Pak0istan: a qualitative studyFootnote

Tazeen S. AliSchool of Nursing, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan;Department of Public Health Sciences, Division of Global Health (IHCAR), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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Gunilla KrantzDepartment of Public Health and Community Medicine/Social Medicine, The Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Göteborg, Sweden
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Raisa GulSchool of Nursing, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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Nargis AsadDepartment of Psychiatry, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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Eva JohanssonDepartment of Public Health Sciences, Division of Global Health (IHCAR), Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden;Nordic School Of Public Health, Gothenburg, Sweden
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Ingrid MogrenDepartment of Clinical Science, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden
Article: 7448 | Received 20 Jun 2011, Accepted 29 Sep 2011, Published online: 02 Nov 2011

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