Recent Progress of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Program in Population Research

Download or read book Recent Progress of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Program in Population Research written by Center for Population Research (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (U.S.)) and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Included in this report is a description of progress made in 1973 in research on the development of new means of fertility regulation, an evaluation of contraceptive methods currently in use, and an analysis of social and behavioral factors in population growth, change, and distribution. Efforts in fundamental research in reproductive biology and the social sciences, upon which advances in contraceptive development and the solution to problems associated with population dynamics depend, are discussed. The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development program also supports fundamental biomedical and behavioral population research conducted in population research centers and program projects. These efforts are briefly described.