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Medical Abortion in Rural Tamil Nadu, South India: A Quiet Transformation

Lakshmi RamachandarIndependent researcher, Pune, Maharashtra, [email protected]
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Pertti J PeltoIndependent consultant, Pune; Professor Emeritus, Department of Anthropology, University of Connecticut, USA
Pages 54-64 | Published online: 12 Nov 2005

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