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Gynaecology

Awareness and practices of contraception among Pakistani women attending a tertiary care hospital

NP Khawaja Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Unit II, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Fatima Jinnah Medical College, Lahore, PakistanCorrespondence[email protected]
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R Tayyeb Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Unit II, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Fatima Jinnah Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan
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N Malik Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Unit II, Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Fatima Jinnah Medical College, Lahore, Pakistan
Pages 564-567 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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