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Reproductive Health Matters
An international journal on sexual and reproductive health and rights
Volume 12, 2004 - Issue sup24: Abortion law, policy and practice in transition
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Age Patterns of Unsafe Abortion in Developing Country Regions

Iqbal ShahCoordinator, Preventing Unsafe Abortion, UNDP/UNFPA/WHO/World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (HRP), Department of Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization (WHO), Geneva, [email protected]
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Elisabeth ÅhmanTechnical Officer, HRP, WHO, Geneva, Switzerland
Pages 9-17 | Published online: 27 Apr 2005

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