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Reproductive Health Matters
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Volume 18, 2010 - Issue 36: Privatisation I
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Self-induction of abortion among women in the United States

Daniel GrossmanSenior Associate, Ibis Reproductive Health, Oakland, CA, [email protected]
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Kelsey HoltIbis Reproductive Health, Cambridge, MA, USA
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Melanie PeñaGynuity Health Projects, New York, NY, USA
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Diana LaraIbis Reproductive Health, Oakland, CA, USA
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Maggie VeatchProgram Research Coordinator, Gynuity Health Projects, New York, NY, USA
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Denisse CórdovaResearch Assistant, Ibis Reproductive Health, Cambridge, MA, USA
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Marji GoldProfessor of Family and Social Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NYUSA
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Beverly WinikoffGynuity Health Projects, New York, NY, USA
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Kelly BlanchardIbis Reproductive Health, Cambridge, MA, USA
(President President Project Manager Senior Program Associate Project Manager) show all
Pages 136-146 | Published online: 24 Nov 2010

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