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Review
. 2009;1(2):106-21.

The social and cultural consequences of being childless in poor-resource areas

F van Balen  1 , H M W Bos  2
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Review

The social and cultural consequences of being childless in poor-resource areas

F van Balen et al. Facts Views Vis Obgyn. 2009.
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Fig. 1. Number of studies in which diverse effects are mentioned.
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Fig. 2. Frequency of effect if mentioned in studies.
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Fig. 3. Comparison of Sub-Saharan Africa and Indian Sub-Continent: Percentages of studies in which effect is mentioned (effects with a differences of 20% and more are mentioned.
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