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. 2017 Jun;19(1):221-230.

Abortion Care in Nepal, 15 Years after Legalization: Gaps in Access, Equity, and Quality

Wan-Ju Wu  1 , Sheela Maru  2 , Kiran Regmi  3 , Indira Basnett  4
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Abortion Care in Nepal, 15 Years after Legalization: Gaps in Access, Equity, and Quality

Wan-Ju Wu et al. Health Hum Rights. 2017 Jun.
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Competing interests: All authors have read and understood Health and Human Rights’ competing interests policy, and we declare that we have no competing interests.

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