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Impediments to use of oral contraceptives among refugee women in camps, Jordan

Sanaa K. BardaweelDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, The University of Jordan, Amman, JordanCorrespondence[email protected]
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Amal A. AkourDepartment of Biopharmaceutics and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, The University of Jordan, Amman, JordanORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-2789-8514
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Aseel ALkhawaldehDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, The University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
Pages 252-265 | Received 23 Sep 2017, Accepted 06 Mar 2018, Published online: 24 Jul 2018

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