Simultaneity in the use of maternal-child health care and contraceptives: evidence from developing countries.
This study examined the relationship between the use of maternal-child health (MCH) care and the use of contraceptives. The high correlation between the two may be due to the independent effect of one on the other or to an association of both with the same or similar background factors. We used stru...
| Publicado en: | Demography Vol. 39; no. 1; pp. 75 - 94 |
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Springer Science & Business Media B.V.
February 2002
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