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Original Article

Birth plans and health insurance enrolment of pregnant women: a cross-sectional survey at two secondary health facilities in Lagos, Nigeria

Babasola O. OkusanyaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and Correspondence[email protected]
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Alero A. RobertsDepartment of Community Health and Primary Care, Idi-Araba, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
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Oluwatosin J. AkinsolaDepartment of Community Health and Primary Care, Idi-Araba, College of Medicine, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria
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Boniface A. Oye-AdeniranDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and
Pages 2602-2606 | Received 20 Jul 2015, Accepted 13 Sep 2015, Published online: 20 Oct 2015

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