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Reproductive coercion and partner violence: implications for clinical assessment of unintended pregnancy

Elizabeth Miller UC Davis School of Medicine, Ticon II, 2516 Stockton Blvd, Room 382, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA. [email protected]; UC Davis School of Medicine, Ticon II, 2516 Stockton Blvd, Room 382, Sacramento, CA 95817, USA. [email protected]
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Jay G Silverman Harvard University School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Ave, Harvard School of Public Health Building III, Floor 7, Boston, MA 02115, USA; Harvard University School of Public Health, 677 Huntington Ave, Harvard School of Public Health Building III, Floor 7, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Pages 511-515 | Published online: 10 Jan 2014

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