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. 2017 Jul 1;95(7):542-544.
doi: 10.2471/BLT.17.197442. Epub 2017 Jun 9.

A global database of abortion laws, policies, health standards and guidelines

Brooke Ronald Johnson Jr  1 , Vinod Mishra  2 , Antonella Francheska Lavelanet  1 , Rajat Khosla  1 , Bela Ganatra  1
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A global database of abortion laws, policies, health standards and guidelines

Brooke Ronald Johnson Jr et al. Bull World Health Organ. .
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