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Gender Dimensions of User Fees: Implications for Women’s Utilization of Health Care

Priya NandaSenior Program Associate, Center for Health and Gender Equity, Takoma Park, MD, [email protected]
Pages 127-134 | Published online: 09 Nov 2002

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