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Research Article

Unauthorised pregnancies and use of maternity care in rural China

Reija Klemetti *National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, FinlandCorrespondence[email protected]
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Elena Regushevskaya *National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland
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Wei-Hong ZhangInternational Centre for Reproductive Health, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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Zhuochun WuFudan University, School of Public Health, Shanghai, P.R. China
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Hong Yan §Xi'an Jiatong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, P.R. China
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Yang WangChongqing University of Medical Sciences, Chongqing, P.R. China
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Elina Hemminki *National Institute for Health and Welfare, Helsinki, Finland
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Pages 359-368 | Published online: 17 Aug 2011

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