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Chapter 34 - Contraception in Women with Special Needs

Life-Course Approach

from Section 2A - Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare: Contraception

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 January 2024

By
Johannes Bitzer
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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Summary

Different definitions and timelines are given for the various life phases.

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Textbook of Contraception, Sexual and Reproductive Health , pp. 208 - 216
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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