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ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE

Patients’ experiences and providers’ observations on pain during intrauterine device insertion

Hannat Akintomide *Sexual & Reproductive Health, CNWL Camden Provider Services, Margaret Pyke Centre, London, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Nataliya BrimaCentre for Sexual Health & HIV Research, Infection & Population Health, University College London, London, UK
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Robert D. E. SewellCardiff School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
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Judith M. StephensonSexual & Reproductive Health, Institute for Women's Health, University College London, London, UK
Pages 319-326 | Published online: 10 Apr 2015

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