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Original Articles

The Effect of Contraceptive Knowledge Source upon Knowledge Accuracy and Contraceptive Behavior

A. J. Pope Ph.D. Central Michigan University, Mt. Pleasant, MI, 48859, USA
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Carl Westerfield Ph.D. University of Alabama- Tuscaloosa, USA
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Joanne Walker M.A. Ferris State University, Big Rapids, MI, 49307, USA
Pages 41-44 | Published online: 08 Mar 2013

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