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Knowledge, attitude and use of emergency contraception among female undergraduates in Eastern Nigeria

A. C. C. Ikeme Fertility Research and Reproductive Health Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu, NigeriaCorrespondence[email protected]
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H. U. Ezegwui Fertility Research and Reproductive Health Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu, NigeriaCorrespondence[email protected]
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A. C. Uzodimma Fertility Research and Reproductive Health Unit, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, Enugu, Nigeria
Pages 491-493 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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