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Original Articles

Migration status, reproductive health knowledge and sexual behaviour among female out-of-school adolescents in Iwaya community, Lagos, Nigeria

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Pages 221-228 | Received 11 Jun 2013, Accepted 07 Nov 2013, Published online: 19 Dec 2013

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