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. 2016 Jul 28;375(4):396-8.
doi: 10.1056/NEJMc1605389. Epub 2016 Jun 22.

Requests for Abortion in Latin America Related to Concern about Zika Virus Exposure

Abigail R A Aiken  1 , James G Scott  1 , Rebecca Gomperts  2 , James Trussell  3 , Marc Worrell  2 , Catherine E Aiken  4
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Requests for Abortion in Latin America Related to Concern about Zika Virus Exposure

Abigail R A Aiken et al. N Engl J Med. .
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Financial Disclosure Statement ARAA and JT report grants from National Institutes of Health. JGS reports a grant from the National Science Foundation. RG is Founder and Director of Women on Web. JT serves on the Board of Directors of Women on Web Foundation. MW is an IT Consultant for Women on Web. CEMA declares no competing interests. Neither of the sources of funding had any involvement in data collection, analysis or interpretation, and no role in the writing of this manuscript or the decision to submit for publication.

Comment in

  • BJOG. 2016 Nov;123(12 ):1891-1895

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