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Comment
. 2007 Feb;4(2):e49.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040049.

Contraceptive use and the poor: a matter of choice?

Duff Gillespie  1
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Contraceptive use and the poor: a matter of choice?

Duff Gillespie. PLoS Med. 2007 Feb.

Abstract

Gillespie discusses a new study showing that, despite the overall increase in the use of modern contraceptives, use among the poor remains quite low compared with wealthier segments of society.

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