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Original Research Articles

Increasing access to safe menstrual regulation services in Bangladesh by offering medical menstrual regulation

Reena YasminSenior Director of Services, Marie Stopes Bangladesh, Dhaka, BangladeshPopulation Council, Bangladesh Country [email protected]
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Ubaidur RobCountry Director, Population Council, Bangladesh Country Office, Marie Stopes BangladeshDhakaBangladesh
,
Ismet Ara HenaProgramme Manager, Population Council, Bangladesh Country OfficeDhakaBangladesh
,
Tapash Ranjan DasDeputy Director, Maternal & Child Health, Directorate General of Family PlanningDhakaBangladesh
&
Farid Uddin AhmedAssistant Director of Services, Directorate General of Family PlanningDhakaBangladesh
Pages 67-74 | Published online: 18 Feb 2015

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