International Seminar on Measurement of Abortion Incidence, Abortion- Related Morbidity and Mortality
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The IUSSP Scientific Panel on Abortion, in collaboration with the Centre Population et Développement (CEPED) and the Centre de Recherche et de Documentation sur l’Amérique Latine (CREDAL – UMR7169 CNRS-Université de Paris III Sorbonne nouvelle), held a seminar on “Measurement of Abortion Incidence, Abortion-Related Morbidity and Mortality,” at the Sorbonne, in Paris, France, on 7-9 November 2007. The seminar was supported by funds provided by the UNFPA, the IUSSP, CEPED and the Population Council, Mexico.
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