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Gynaecology

The impact of health education on reproductive health knowledge among adolescents in a rural Nigerian community

C. I. Mba Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital Enugu, Nigeria
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S. N. Obi Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital Enugu, NigeriaCorrespondence[email protected]
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B. C. Ozumba Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital Enugu, Nigeria
Pages 513-517 | Published online: 02 Jul 2009

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