"A new hope for women": medical abortion in a low-resource setting in Ethiopia.

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  • Ndola Prata
  • Amanuel Gessessew
  • Martha Campbell
  • Malcolm Potts
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عنوان ژورنال:
  • The journal of family planning and reproductive health care

دوره 37 4  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2011