Second Trimester Abortion: Women’s Health and Public Policy
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Abortion and Womens Mental Health
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عنوان ژورنال: Reproductive Health Matters
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0968-8080,1460-9576
DOI: 10.1016/s0968-8080(08)31390-1