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Reproductive Health Matters
An international journal on sexual and reproductive health and rights
Volume 17, 2009 - Issue 33: Task shifting in sexual and reproductive health care
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Nurse auxiliaries as providers of intrauterine devices for contraception in Guatemala and Honduras

Pages 51-60 | Published online: 10 Jun 2009

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