Reproductive Health Matters
Volume 13, Issue 25 , Pages 34-42 , May 2005

Women's Perceptions of Reproductive Health in Three Communities around Beirut, Lebanon

  • Afamia Kaddour

      Affiliations

    • Researcher, Centre for Research on Population and Health (CRPH), Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon
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  • Raghda Hafez

      Affiliations

    • Anthropologist, CRPH, American University of Beirut, Lebanon
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  • Huda Zurayk

      Affiliations

    • Professor and Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences, American University of Beirut, Lebanon

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PII: S0968-8080(05)25170-4

doi: 10.1016/S0968-8080(05)25170-4

Reproductive Health Matters
Volume 13, Issue 25 , Pages 34-42 , May 2005