Abortion service provision in South Africa three years after liberalization of the law.

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Published in Stud Fam Plann on December 01, 2003

Authors

Kim Eva Dickson1, Rachel K Jewkes, Heather Brown, Jonathan Levin, Helen Rees, Luyanda Mavuya

Author Affiliations

1: Reproductive Health Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand, Chris Hani-Baragwanath Hospital, PO Bertsham, 2013, South Africa. kimdt@rhrujhb.co.za

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