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Section 2B - Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare: Termination of Pregnancy

from Section 2 - Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 January 2024

Edited by
Johannes Bitzer  and
Tahir A. Mahmood
Johannes Bitzer
Affiliation:
University Women's Hospital, Basel
Tahir A. Mahmood
Affiliation:
Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy
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Textbook of Contraception, Sexual and Reproductive Health , pp. 223 - 248
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