- Institute of Development Studies, Kolkata2022
Since India’s independence, population stabilization has been one of the prime concerns in its development agenda.
- Economic and Political Weekly2000
The history of the development of a new scientific or medical technology is a story of science in the making. In this paper we attempt to trace the development of the anti-hCG vaccine over the past 20 years, using controversy as a methodological entry point into the history.
- International Conference on Preventing Violence, Caring for Survivors1998
Violence is generally interpreted as physical, sexual and mental abuse of individuals.
- Current R and D Highlights1993
Viewed in retrospect, the development of hormonal methods of fertility control could be broadly divided into three main phases: (i) development of the oral contraceptive 'Pill based on synthetic ovarian steroid hormones; (ii) the demonstration that continuous oral administration of progestins in
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