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Original Research

Users’ perspectives on Implanon in Malaysia, a multicultural Asian country

Asmah MastorDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Si Lay KhaingDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Siti Zawiah OmarDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Pages 79-84 | Published online: 15 Feb 2011

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