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. 2016 Sep;48(3):147-51.
doi: 10.1363/48e10316. Epub 2016 Aug 11.

Rethinking the Pregnancy Planning Paradigm: Unintended Conceptions or Unrepresentative Concepts?

Abigail R A Aiken  1 , Sonya Borrero  2 , Lisa S Callegari  3 , Christine Dehlendorf  4
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Rethinking the Pregnancy Planning Paradigm: Unintended Conceptions or Unrepresentative Concepts?

Abigail R A Aiken et al. Perspect Sex Reprod Health. 2016 Sep.
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Conceptual model of a framework for informing women-centered approaches to preventing undesired pregnancies and helping women achieve their reproductive goals
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Conceptual model of how the acceptability of a pregnancy to a woman may be related to pregnancy outcomes
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