Fake Health Care, Real Crisis: The Continuing Public Health Challenge of Crisis Pregnancy Centers

Affiliations

¹ John S. Santelli is with the Department of Population and Family Health, Mailman School of Public Health and Department of Pediatrics, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY.

Editorial

John S Santelli. Am J Public Health. 2025 Jun.

. 2025 Jun;115(6):822-824.

doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2025.308111.

¹ John S. Santelli is with the Department of Population and Family Health, Mailman School of Public Health and Department of Pediatrics, Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia University, New York, NY.

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