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Volume 6, 2011 - Issue sup1: Contraception and Abortion: Not a Matter of Choice
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Managing unplanned pregnancies in five countries: Perspectives on contraception and abortion decisions

Amy O. Tsui Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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John Casterline Department of Sociology, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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Susheela Singh Research Division, Guttmacher Institute, New York, NY, USA
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Akinrinola Bankole Research Division, Guttmacher Institute, New York, NY, USA
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Ann M. Moore Research Division, Guttmacher Institute, New York, NY, USA
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Adekunbi Kehinde Omideyi Demography and Social Statistics Department, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria
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Nancy Palomino Facultad de Salud Pública y Administración, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru
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Zeba Sathar Population Council, Islamabad, Pakistan
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Fatima Juarez El Colegio de México, Centro de Estudios Demograficos, Urbano y Ambientiales, Col Narvate, Mexico
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Kristen M. Shellenberg Research and Evaluation, Ipas, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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Pages S1-S24 | Received 25 Jul 2010, Accepted 13 Jun 2011, Published online: 14 Jul 2011

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