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Gynaecology

Is the process of diagnosing and treating incidental medical findings a barrier to contraceptive acceptance and use?

J. E. Ekabua Departments ofObstetrics and GynaecologyCorrespondence[email protected]
,
K. J. Ekabua Community Medicine, University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, Calabar, Nigeria
,
E. I. Ekanem Departments ofObstetrics and Gynaecology
&
C. U. Iklaki Departments ofObstetrics and Gynaecology
Pages 237-239 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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